DocumentCode
2200758
Title
Topographic signatures in Aquarius radiometer/scatterometer response: Initial results
Author
Utku, C. ; Le Vine, D.M.
Author_Institution
Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
fYear
2012
fDate
22-27 July 2012
Firstpage
12
Lastpage
15
Abstract
The effect of topography on remote sensing at L-band is examined using the co-located Aquarius radiometer and scatterometer observations over land. A correlation with slope standard deviation is demonstrated for both the radiometer and scatterometer at topographic scales.
Keywords
radiometry; remote sensing; topography (Earth); Aquarius radiometer response; Aquarius scatterometer response; L-band; colocated Aquarius radiometer observations; remote sensing; scatterometer observations; slope standard deviation; topographic scales; topographic signatures; topography effect; Brightness temperature; Microwave radiometry; Radar measurements; Remote sensing; Spaceborne radar; Standards; Surfaces; One; five; four; three; two;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location
Munich
ISSN
2153-6996
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1160-1
Electronic_ISBN
2153-6996
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6350894
Filename
6350894
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