Title :
Soil Erosion Effects in Microwave Backscattering from Bare Fields
Author :
Zerdev, N.G. ; Kulemin, G.P.
Author_Institution :
Institute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 72 Tzarigradsko Shosse, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria
Abstract :
Capabilities of active remote sensing for detection of soil erosion processes were studied by using X- and Ka-band operating scatterometers. Destruction speed of the surface roughness, their dependence on the rate of soil erosion and influence on radar scattering were investigated. After commonly occurred system tillage of eroded filed a significant distinction was observed in radar backscattering from fields areas with different rate of soil erosion three weeks later.
Keywords :
Backscatter; Radar detection; Radar measurements; Radar scattering; Rough surfaces; Soil measurements; Soil moisture; Surface roughness; Water storage; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 1994. 24th European
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
DOI :
10.1109/EUMA.1994.337247
