Title :
Interpretation and analysis of polarimetric L-band E-SAR-data for the derivation of hydrologic land surface parameters
Author :
Thiel, C. ; Gruenler, S. ; Herold, M. ; Hochschild, V. ; Jaeger, G. ; Hellmann, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Geogr., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ., Jena, Germany
Abstract :
Evaluates the use of polarimetric L-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) information for applied derivation of important hydrologic parameters. In most cases empirical relationships between SAR-data and water cycle components are investigated as a first step towards hydrological information extraction. The use of polarimetric parameters for hydrological modelling is analysed. Furthermore, the dependency of the polarimetric parameters from the local incidence angle is investigated
Keywords :
airborne radar; hydrological techniques; radar polarimetry; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; Zeulenroda drinking water reservoir; airborne experimental SAR; hydrologic land surface parameters; hydrological information extraction; local incidence angle; polarimetric L-band synthetic aperture radar; polarimetric parameters; water cycle; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Backscatter; Entropy; Geography; L-band; Land surface; Remote sensing; Spaceborne radar; Synthetic aperture radar; Vegetation;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2001. IGARSS '01. IEEE 2001 International
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7031-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2001.978307
