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

Volume

47

Issue

2

fYear

2009

Firstpage

379

Lastpage

380

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;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0196-2892

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TGRS.2009.2012837

Filename

4773464