Title :
On the radar cross section data binning
Author :
Migliaccio, Maurizio ; Colandrea, Paolo
Author_Institution :
Istituto Teorica e Tecnica delle Onde Elettromagnetiche, Ist. Univ. Navale, Napoli, Italy
Abstract :
Wind field observations by means of spaceborne scatterometers are of tremendous interest for oceanographic and meteorological applications. In order to best accomplish such a task the relationship between the radar cross section and the wind field, i.e. the geophysical model function, must be properly calibrated. Within such a framework a radar cross section data grouping is usually accomplished and it is referred to as binning. The authors revisit the radar cross section data binning step as a stochastic estimation procedure
Keywords :
atmospheric techniques; backscatter; meteorological radar; radar cross-sections; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; wind; backscatter; data binning; data grouping; marine atmosphere; measurement technique; meteorological radar; radar cross section; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; radar scatterometry; spaceborne radar; stochastic estimation procedure; wind; Calibration; Geophysical measurements; Meteorology; Oceans; Radar cross section; Radar measurements; Sea measurements; Spaceborne radar; Stochastic processes; Wind speed;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4403-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1998.699644
