Title :
SAR technology for operational rice monitoring
Author :
Shao, Yun ; Liu, Hao ; Fan, Xiangtao
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Remote Sensing Applications, Acad. Sinica, Beijing, China
Abstract :
This paper presents the results of a study examining the backscatter behavior of rice as a function of time using multi-temporal RADARSAT data set acquired in 1996, 1997. A rice distribution map of Zhaoqing, China, was produced in 1997 and Pearl River Delta in 1999
Keywords :
agriculture; backscatter; geophysical techniques; radar cross-sections; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; vegetation mapping; AD 1996; AD 1997; AD 1999; China; Oryza sativa; Pearl River Delta; SAR; Zhaoqing; agriculture; backscatter; crops; distribution map; geophysical measurement technique; multi-temporal RADARSAT; operational monitoring; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; rice; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; vegetation mapping; Backscatter; Crops; Data acquisition; Data analysis; Image analysis; Production; Radar remote sensing; Remote monitoring; Rivers; Springs;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2000. Proceedings. IGARSS 2000. IEEE 2000 International
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6359-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2000.857248
