Imaging Radar for the Study of Land Cover and Land Use Change
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01/01/2000
Project End Date
01/01/2003
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| Person Name | Person role on project | Affiliation |
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| Guoqing Sun | Principal Investigator | University of Maryland, Greenbelt, United States |
Abstract
Scattering Mechanisms: -Surface scattering -Double-bounce scattering -Volumetric scattering Factors that effect radar backscattering include: Radar parameters: Incidence angle Wavelength and polarization Targets: Surface roughness Moisture contents Scatterer’s geometry Major backscattering components from a forest canopy: -Volumetric scattering from tree crowns -Ground surface scattering -Trunk-ground double-bounce scattering -Crown-ground multiple scattering
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