Circularly Polarized Measurements of Radar Backscatter from Terrain and Snow-Covered Terrain.

This report covers a measurement program to obtain circularly polarized radar backscatter coefficient data along with associated ground-truth information on snow-covered terrain. Snow-covered grass, asphalt and ice were observed at selected frequencies from 8 to 18 GHz for angles of incidence 0 deg...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Stiles,W H, Ulaby,Fawwaz T, Wilson,E A, Holtzman,J C
Other Authors: KANSAS UNIV/CENTER FOR RESEARCH INC LAWRENCE REMOTE SENSING LAB
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1980
Subjects:
Snow
Ice and Permafrost
Active & Passive Radar Detection & Equipment
*MICROWAVE EQUIPMENT
*SNOW COVER
*RADAR REFLECTIONS
MEASUREMENT
POLARIZATION
ANGLE OF ARRIVAL
ASPHALT
TERRAIN
BACKSCATTERING
ICE
CIRCULAR
GRASSES
K BAND
Polarization(Circular)
Ice
permafrost
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA092077
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA092077
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Summary:This report covers a measurement program to obtain circularly polarized radar backscatter coefficient data along with associated ground-truth information on snow-covered terrain. Snow-covered grass, asphalt and ice were observed at selected frequencies from 8 to 18 GHz for angles of incidence 0 deg (nadir) and 80 deg. Also included are some analyses of the effects of snowcover on the backscatter from terrain.

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