Title :
Examination of crop characteristics using microwave data
Author :
Dabrowska-Zielinska, K. ; Inoue, Y. ; Kowalik, W. ; Gruszczynska, M.
Author_Institution :
Remote Sensing & Spatial Inf. Centre, Inst. of Geodesy & Cartography, Warsaw, Poland
Abstract :
The numeric inversion of water-cloud model of synchronized microwave bands of ERS-2 and JERS satellites gave the possibility of obtaining crop characteristics. Model performance was validated by comparison between backscattering coefficients simulated and measured by satellites. The contribution of various crop characteristics was presented and compared to measured soil-vegetation parameters at the ground level during satellite overpasses.
Keywords :
agriculture; hydrology; soil; vegetation mapping; ERS-2; JERS; backscattering coefficients; canopy descriptor; crop characteristics; microwave backscatter; numeric inversion; radar signal; satellite overpasses; soil moisture; soil-vegetation parameters; synchronized microwave bands; vegetation variable; water-cloud model; Backscatter; Crops; Frequency synchronization; Microwave bands; Satellites; Soil measurements; Soil moisture; Spaceborne radar; Springs; Vegetation mapping;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2003. IGARSS '03. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7929-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2003.1293709
