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Estimation of biophysical properties of forest canopies through inversion of microwave scatterometer dataA method for estimating the biophysical properties of a forest canopy through inversion of microwave scatterometer data is discussed. A C-band scatterometer flown over an aspen site in northern Minnesota during 19 days from May 2 to October 20, 1984, was modified to enable continuous recording of the range of the target. This provided the backscatter cross section as a function of range and was used to study scattering processes within the canopy. The remote estimates of HH, VV, and HV extinction coefficient values agreed well with the estimates obtained with the use of an active radar calibrator.
Document ID
19860048804
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Pitts, D. E.
(NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Badhwar, G. D.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Rayna, E.
(Lockheed Engineering and Management Services Co., Inc. Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1985
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
86A33542
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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