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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1999. IGARSS '99 Proceedings. IEEE 1999 International
Conference_Location :
Hamburg
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5207-6
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1999.773526
