Title :
Comparison between predicted performances of bistatic and monostatic radar in vegetation monitoring
Author :
Ferrazzoli, P. ; Guerriero, L. ; Solimini, D.
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettronica, Rome Univ., Italy
Abstract :
Radar response saturation sets limits in the use of active systems for monitoring forest biomass on a global scale. The possibility of widening the range of observable biomass is analyzed by considering a bistatic radar configuration
Keywords :
UHF measurement; backscatter; forestry; geophysical techniques; radar applications; radar cross-sections; remote sensing by radar; L-band UHF; backscatter; biomass; bistatic radar; cylinders; forest canopy; forestry; geophysical measurement technique; monostatic radar; radar remote sensing; radar response saturation; radar scattering model; small perturbation theory; vegetation mapping; Backscatter; Biomass; Bistatic radar; Electromagnetic scattering; Monitoring; Optical scattering; Radar scattering; Rayleigh scattering; Spaceborne radar; Vegetation;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1994. IGARSS '94. Surface and Atmospheric Remote Sensing: Technologies, Data Analysis and Interpretation., International
Conference_Location :
Pasadena, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1497-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1994.399586
