Feasibility of using multiplexed SLAR imagery for water resources management and mapping vegetation communitiesA two-wavelength (X band and L band) multiplexed synthetic aperture side-looking airborne radar (SLAR), providing parallel- and cross-polarized images, has been tested for application in mapping vegetation and water resources. Indications of the relative heights, densities, surface roughness and other parameters provided by the multiplexed radar imagery can be used to differentiate and map various types of vegetation. The multiplexed SLAR is superior to thermal IR imagery and aerial photography for determining heights of vegetation and water-land boundaries.
Document ID
19750033043
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Drake, B.
Shuchman, R. A. (Michigan, Environmental Research Institute, Ann Arbor Mich., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1974
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment