S-Band, Polarimetric, Combined, Short Range Action Scatterometer-Radiometer for Platform and Vessel Application

Author

Arakelyan, A.K. ; Hambaryan, A.K. ; Karyan, V.V. ; Hovhannisyan, G.G. ; Pogosyan, N.G. ; Manukyan, M.R. ; Arakelyan, A.A. ; Hambaryan, V.K. ; Grigoryan, M.L. ; Hakobyan, I.K. ; Darbinyan, S.A.

Author_Institution

ECOSERV Remote Obs. Centre Co. Ltd., Yerevan

fYear

2006

fDate

July 31 2006-Aug. 4 2006

Firstpage

1266

Lastpage

1269

Abstract

In this paper S - band (~3 GHz), polarimetric, combined, short pulse scatterometer-radiometer is described, for simultaneous and spatially coincident measurements of sea surface, snow, bear and vegetated soil microwave reflective, and emissive characteristics, and for backscattered radar signal frequency distribution statistical parameters estimation. The system may be successfully used for near sea surface wind and sea surface wave fields´ parameters precise and unambiguous retrieval, as well as for land and sea surface signatures and targets detection and identification their origin.

Keywords

geophysical techniques; ocean waves; radiometers; remote sensing by radar; snow; soil; vegetation; wind; S-Band scatterometer-radiometer system; backscattered radar signal frequency distribution; polarimetric scatterometer-radiometer system; sea surface measurement; sea surface wave field; sea surface wind field; snow measurement; soil emissive characteristics; statistical parameters estimation; target detection; target identification; vegetated soil microwave reflective; Frequency measurement; Land surface; Microwave measurements; Pulse measurements; Radar measurements; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Snow; Soil measurements; Surface waves;

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.2006.327

Filename

4241474