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Radar response of vegetation: an overview
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Ulaby, Fawwaz T. Dobson, M. Craig |
| Copyright Year | 1993 |
| Description | This document contains a number of viewgraphs on surface and vegetation backscattering. A classification of vegetation based on general scattering properties is presented. Radar scattering mechanisms are discussed, and backscattering and reflection coefficients for soil back scattering models are given. Radar response to vegetation is presented, with the objectives to discriminate and classify vegetation; to estimate biomass, leaf area index (LAI), and soil moisture; and to monitor changes, including deforestation and growth. Both theory and observation (laboratory, field, air SAR, and European Remote Sensing Satellite (ERS-1) observations) are used to present backscatter coefficients and other data for various vegetation types. ERS-1 results include class statistics, comparison with theory, and biomass response and seasonal variation (LAI) for deciduous and coniferous forests. |
| File Size | 820446 |
| Page Count | 34 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19940011425 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t58d4tq2m |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1993-05-28 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Earth Resources And Remote Sensing Forests Canopies Vegetation Backscattering Deciduous Trees Scattering Coefficients Conifers Earth Observations From Space Grasses Biomass Remote Sensing Soils Diurnal Variations Annual Variations Vegetation Radar Scattering Ers-1 Esa Satellite Reflectance Leaf Area Index Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |