Radar remote sensing: land cover classification

Author

Jaroszewski, Steve ; Lefevre, Russell

Author_Institution

Technol. Service Corp., Los Angeles, CA, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1998

fDate

21-28 Mar 1998

Firstpage

373

Abstract

The recent increase in the number of space-based and airborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) systems and three-dimensional synthetic aperture radar systems (interferometric SAR; IFSAR) has resulted in new types of data that can complement other sensor systems and, in some cases, solve serious data collection deficiencies. These deficiencies are overcome because microwave sensors (SAR, IFSAR) can penetrate the ubiquitous cloud cover during the wet season in tropic and subtropic climates. They can also penetrate smoke that is often observed during the fire-prone dry season in regions such as the Amazon

Keywords

airborne radar; radar imaging; radiowave interferometry; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; IFSAR; airborne synthetic aperture radar; cloud cover; data collection deficiencies; interferometric SAR; land cover classification; microwave sensors; radar remote sensing; smoke; space-based synthetic aperture radar; three-dimensional synthetic aperture radar; Image segmentation; Large-scale systems; Microwave sensors; Pixel; Radar remote sensing; Sensor systems; Space technology; Synthetic aperture radar; Synthetic aperture radar interferometry; Telephony;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Aerospace Conference, 1998 IEEE

Conference_Location

Snowmass at Aspen, CO

ISSN

1095-323X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4311-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AERO.1998.685842

Filename

685842