Microwave remote sensing: Active and passive. Volume 2 - Radar remote sensing and surface scattering and emission theoryThe fundamental principles of radar backscattering measurements are presented, including measurement statistics, Doppler and pulse discrimination techniques, and associated ambiguity functions. The operation of real and synthetic aperture sidelooking airborne radar systems is described, along with the internal and external calibration techniques employed in scattering measurements. Attention is given to the physical mechanisms responsible for the scattering emission behavior of homogeneous and inhomogeneous media, through a discussion of surface roughness, dielectric properties and inhomogeneity, and penetration depth. Simple semiempirical models are presented. Theoretical models involving greater mathematical sophistication are also given for extended ocean and bare soil surfaces, and the more general case of a vegetation canopy over a rough surface.
Document ID
19830032822
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Book
Authors
Ulaby, F. T. (Kansas Univ. Lawrence, KS, United States)
Moore, R. K. (Kansas Univ. Lawrence, KS, United States)
Fung, A. K. (Kansas, University Lawrence, KS, United States)