Title :
Estimation of soil moisture for vegetated surfaces using multi-temporal L-band SAR measurements
Author :
Shi, Jiancheng ; Sun, G. ; Hsu, A. ; Wang, J. ; O´Neill, P. ; Ranson, J. ; Engman, E.T.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Comput. Earth Syst. Sci., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper demonstrates the technique to estimate ground surface and vegetation scattering components, based on the backscattering model and the radar decomposition theory, under configuration of multi-temporal L-band polarimetric SAR measurement. This technique can be used to estimate soil moisture of vegetated surfaces
Keywords :
geophysical techniques; hydrological techniques; moisture measurement; radar cross-sections; radar polarimetry; radar theory; remote sensing by radar; soil; synthetic aperture radar; SAR; UHF radar; backscattering model; hydrology; land surface; measurement technique; multi-temporal L-band radar; radar decomposition theory; radar polarimetry; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; soil moisture; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; vegetated surface; vegetation; Backscatter; L-band; Radar measurements; Radar polarimetry; Radar scattering; Radar theory; Soil measurements; Soil moisture; Synthetic aperture radar; Vegetation;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1997. IGARSS '97. Remote Sensing - A Scientific Vision for Sustainable Development., 1997 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3836-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1997.606419
