• DocumentCode
    2221956
  • Title

    TropiSCAT: A polarimetric and tomographic scatterometer experiment in French Guiana forests

  • Author

    Koleck, T. ; Borderies, P. ; Rocca, F. ; Albinet, C. ; Minh, D. Ho Tong ; Tebaldini, S. ; Hamadi, A. ; Villard, L. ; Le Toan, T.

  • Author_Institution
    CNES, Toulouse, France
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    22-27 July 2012
  • Firstpage
    7597
  • Lastpage
    7600
  • Abstract
    This paper deals with a radar ground experiment dedicated to tropical forest backscattering at P band. With polarimetric and tomographic capabilities, this system is able to provide long-term radar data over a dense tropical forest. These data will be use to improve our comprehension of backscattering mechanisms and their evolution over long periods.
  • Keywords
    radar polarimetry; vegetation mapping; French Guiana forests; P band; TropiSCAT; backscattering mechanisms; dense tropical forest; long-term radar data; polarimetric capability; polarimetric scatterometer; radar ground experiment; tomographic capability; tomographic scatterometer; tropical forest backscattering; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Backscatter; Biomass; Coherence; Instruments; Tomography; Biomass; ground experiment; radar; tomography;
  • 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.2012.6351869
  • Filename
    6351869