DocumentCode
2905424
Title
Characterization of global near-nadir backscatter for remote sensing radar design
Author
Spencer, Michael W. ; Long, David G.
Author_Institution
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Volume
1
fYear
1999
fDate
1999
Firstpage
440
Abstract
In order to evaluate side-lobe contamination from the near-nadir region for Ku-band radars, a statistical characterization of global near-nadir backscatter is constructed. This characterization is performed for a variety of surface types using data from TRMM, Seasat, and TOPEX. An assessment of the relative calibration accuracy of these sensors is also presented
Keywords
backscatter; calibration; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; Ku-band radars; Seasat data; TOPEX data; TRMM data; global near-nadir backscatter; remote sensing radar design; sensor calibration accuracy; side-lobe contamination; statistical characterization; surface types; Backscatter; Pollution measurement; Radar measurements; Radar remote sensing; Radar scattering; Remote sensing; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Spaceborne radar; Surface contamination;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1999. IGARSS '99 Proceedings. IEEE 1999 International
Conference_Location
Hamburg
Print_ISBN
0-7803-5207-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.1999.773526
Filename
773526
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