Title :
Terrain correction for quantitative moisture and roughness retrieval using polarimetric SAR data
Author :
Hajnsek, I. ; Pottier, E.
Author_Institution :
Lab. Antennes et Telecommun., Rennes I Univ., France
Abstract :
In this work the potential of a new polarimetric method for terrain topography correction for soil moisture and surface roughness retrieval is investigated. For the estimation of surface parameters two empirical models and one recently developed polarimetry surface scattering model are used
Keywords :
geophysical techniques; hydrological techniques; moisture measurement; radar polarimetry; remote sensing by radar; soil; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; SAR; geophysical measurement technique; hydrology; land surface; polarimetric SAR; quantitative method; radar polarimetry; radar remote sensing; rough surface; roughness retrieval; soil moisture; synthetic aperture radar; terrain correction; terrain mapping; Data mining; Information retrieval; Phase estimation; Polarization; Radar polarimetry; Radar scattering; Rough surfaces; Soil moisture; Surface roughness; Surface topography;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2000. Proceedings. IGARSS 2000. IEEE 2000 International
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6359-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2000.858102
