A polarimetric ultra-wide band field scatterometer

Author

Porrata-Dòria, R. De ; Broquetas, A. ; Fàbregas, X.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Signal Theory & Commun., Univ. Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

Volume

3

fYear

34881

fDate

10-14 Jul1995

Firstpage

2017

Abstract

“TERESA” (TErrestrial Radar Equipment for Scattering Analysis) is a ground-based, fully polarimetric scatterometer operative in the S, C, X, and Ku bands. It has been designed to obtain the complete backscattering matrix of terrain and oceanographic surfaces with extensive information of its variation with frequency and incident angle. The system is able to measure the Doppler spectrum of the illuminated scene as well. The paper briefly describes the specifications and structure of the system and the first results obtained

Keywords

Doppler radar; backscatter; electromagnetic wave scattering; ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; polarimetry; radar equipment; radar polarimetry; remote sensing by radar; Doppler spectrum; TERESA; TErrestrial Radar Equipment for Scattering Analysis; backscattering matrix; frequency; illuminated scene; incident angle; oceanographic surfaces; polarimetric ultra-wide band field scatterometer; terrain; Antenna measurements; Automatic control; Frequency measurement; Ocean temperature; Radar equipment; Radar measurements; Radar scattering; Rough surfaces; Sea surface; Surface roughness;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1995. IGARSS '95. 'Quantitative Remote Sensing for Science and Applications', International

Conference_Location

Firenze

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2567-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1995.524095

Filename

524095