Thermodielectric effects on radar backscattering from wet soil

Author

Serbin, Guy ; Or, Dani ; Blumberg, Dan G.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Geol. & Environ., Ben-Gurion Univ. of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel

Volume

39

Issue

4

fYear

2001

fDate

4/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

897

Lastpage

901

Abstract

Thermodielectric interactions between free and bound soil water at different soil textures and frequencies affect radar backscatter. Simulations with a semi-empirical backscatter model show a potential for temperature corrections in inference of water content. A new thermodielectric response backscatter difference index was derived for remote mapping of surface soil texture

Keywords

backscatter; geophysical techniques; hydrological techniques; moisture measurement; radar cross-sections; radar theory; remote sensing by radar; soil; terrain mapping; backscatter model; bound soil water; free soil water; geophysical measurement technique; hydrology; radar backscatter; radar backscattering; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; semi-empirical model; simulation; soil moisture; soil texture; surface soil texture; temperature correction; terrain mapping; thermodielectric effect; thermodielectric response backscatter difference index; wet soil; Backscatter; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Electromagnetic transients; Electromagnetic waveguides; Frequency response; Magnetic fields; Notice of Violation; Radar; Remote sensing; Soil;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0196-2892

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/36.917920

Filename

917920