Development and application of small spaceborne synthetic aperture radars / Committee on Earth Studies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Earth Studies.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Synthetic aperture radar.

Remote sensing--Equipment and supplies.

Remote sensing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (69 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF SMALL SPACEBORNE SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADARS""; ""Copyright""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""SPACEBORNE SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR""; ""Background and Task""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""1 Introduction ""; ""OVERVIEW""; ""REQUEST FROM NASA""; ""THE SMALL SAR OPTION FOR NASA""; ""Objectives""; ""Relative Priorities""; ""2 SAR Issues ""; ""BACKGROUND AND HISTORY""; ""Interferometry""; ""Polarization""; ""TRADE-OFFS IN SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR""; ""Impacts of Various Parameters""; ""Wavelength""; ""Range Resolution""

""Polarization""""Swath Width""; ""Azimuth Scan�The Spotlight Mode""; ""Hardware Validation""; ""SMALL SAR MISSION ENHANCEMENTS""; ""Multifrequency Capabilities""; ""Temporal Decorrelation""; ""Data Fusion""; ""Multifrequency SAR Data Only""; ""Land-Cover Classification""; ""Biophysical Attributes""; ""Summary""; ""3 Validation Research ""; ""VEGETATED SURFACES (FORESTS, RANGELAND, AND AGRICULTURE)""; ""ICE SHEETS AND GLACIERS""; ""OCEANOGRAPHY""; ""HYDROLOGY""; ""SOLID EARTH""; ""LAND USE""; ""4 Data Collection and Dissemination ""; ""5 Recommended Strategy ""; ""SIX-POINT STRATEGY""

""CONCLUSION""""References""; ""APPENDIXES""; ""Appendix A Acronyms and Abbreviations ""; ""Appendix B Letter Report of April 1995 ""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

OCLC:

270932514