Title :
Foreword to the Special Issue on Retrieval of Bio- and Geophysical Parameters From SAR Data for Land Applications
Author :
Mattia, Francesco ; Floury, Nicolas ; Moreira, Alberto
Author_Institution :
Ist. di Studi sui Sist. Intelligenti per I´´Autom. (ISSIA), Consiglio Naz. delle Ric., Bari
Abstract :
This IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (TGRS) special issue is dedicated to the advances in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) techniques and applications presented at the 5th International Symposium on Retrieval of Bio- and Geophysical Parameters from SAR Data for Land Applications (BioGeoSAR), which was organized by Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, with active support from the European Space Agency, and held in Bari, Italy, on September 25-28, 2007. The purpose of the symposium has been to provide a forum for researchers to review current trends in the field of retrieval of quantitative information from SAR data and to present and discuss new ideas and new research directions. The BioGeoSAR symposia are usually held every three years in Europe with worldwide participation.
Keywords :
geophysical signal processing; geophysical techniques; information retrieval; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; Bari; European Space Agency; Italy; SAR data; biophysical parameters; geophysical parameters; information retrieval; land application; remote sensing; synthetic aperture radar; Agriculture; Conferences; Forestry; Hydrology; Ice; Information retrieval; Snow; Space technology; Spaceborne radar; Synthetic aperture radar;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TGRS.2009.2012837
