DocumentCode
2852268
Title
ALOS Calibration and Validation Activities in Sweden
Author
Ulander, Lars M H ; Eriksson, Leif ; Smith-Jonforsen, Gary ; Fransson, Johan E S ; Olsson, Håkan
Author_Institution
Dept. of Radio & Space Sci., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Goteborg
fYear
2006
fDate
July 31 2006-Aug. 4 2006
Firstpage
336
Lastpage
339
Abstract
This paper describes the Swedish activities to support calibration and validation of the Japanese satellite ALOS. Data over three test sites from the instruments PALSAR and AVNIR-2 will be provided by JAXA for evaluation purposes. The main activity during 2006 is a PALSAR calibration experiment using four 5-m radar reflectors, which will be deployed at the test site in southern Sweden. The ALOS data will also be used for developing forest applications, e.g. detection of clear-cuts and storm damages.
Keywords
remote sensing; storms; vegetation; AD 2006; ALOS calibration-validation activities; AVNIR-2 instrument; JAXA; PALSAR instrument; clear-cuts detection; forest applications; radar reflectors; southern Sweden; storm damages; Calibration; Instruments; Polarization; Remote sensing; Satellite broadcasting; Sensor arrays; Space technology; Spaceborne radar; Spatial resolution; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2006. IGARSS 2006. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN
0-7803-9510-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2006.91
Filename
4241238
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