The SIR-C/X-SAR experiment: the sensitivity of microwave backscattering to surface roughness of bare soils

Author

Coppo, P. ; Macelloni, G. ; Pampaloni, P. ; Paloscia, S. ; Sigismondi, S.

Author_Institution

Center for Microwave Remote Sensing, Firenze, Italy

Volume

4

fYear

1996

fDate

27-31 May 1996

Firstpage

2131

Abstract

The relations between microwave backscattering and surface roughness parameters have been investigated using multifrequency polarimetric SAR data collected with SIR-C/X-SAR on Montespertoli test site (Italy). Three bare soils specifically worked with different scales of random roughness have been taken into consideration to study the effect of soil roughness and to validate surface scattering models

Keywords

backscatter; electromagnetic wave scattering; geophysical techniques; radar cross-sections; remote sensing by radar; soil; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; SAR; SHF; SIR; SIR-C; X-SAR; X-band; bare soil; geophysical measurement technique; land surface; microwave backscattering; microwave radar; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; rough surface; surface roughness; surface scattering model; terrain mapping; Backscatter; Electromagnetic analysis; Electromagnetic modeling; Electromagnetic scattering; Optical surface waves; Rough surfaces; Soil; Solid modeling; Surface roughness; Vegetation mapping;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1996. IGARSS '96. 'Remote Sensing for a Sustainable Future.', International

Conference_Location

Lincoln, NE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3068-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516911

Filename

516911