DocumentCode :
2107844
Title :
Comparison of Ku- and C-band backscatter time series over land
Author :
Scipal, K. ; Wagner, W. ; Kidd, R. ; Ringelmann, Niels
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, Vienna Univ. of Technol., Austria
Volume :
2
fYear :
2002
fDate :
24-28 June 2002
Firstpage :
1143
Abstract :
C- and Ku-band scatterometer backscatter time series are analysed and compared to meteorological data for two biomes, the African Steppe and the Scandinavian Boreal Forest. Observed characteristics of large scale scattering are inferred and discussed.
Keywords :
backscatter; geophysical techniques; radar cross-sections; remote sensing by radar; vegetation mapping; Africa; African steppe; C-band; Europe; Finland; Ku-band; Mali; SHF; Scandinavia; Scandinavian Boreal Forest; backscatter; biome; boreal forest; forest; geophysical measurement technique; land surface; large scale scattering; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; radar scatterometry; time series; vegetation mapping; Backscatter; Extraterrestrial measurements; Geophysical measurements; Land surface; Meteorology; Polarization; Radar measurements; Radar scattering; Spaceborne radar; Testing;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7536-X
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1025802
Filename :
1025802
Link To Document :
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