The principle behind remote sensing of the Earth with synthetic-aperture radiometers is described. In order to demonstrate the utility of a thinned array radiometer for Earth observations, an airborne L-band prototype was flown several times on a NASA P-3 aircraft. The L-band brightness map clearly indicates a response to soil moisture in addition to detection of land-water boundaries. Possible future developments in this area are also considered.


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    Title :

    Terrestrial sensing with synthetic aperture radiometers


    Additional title:

    Terrestrische Abtastung mit synthetische Apertur-Radiometern


    Contributors:
    Swift, C.T. (author) / LeVine, D.M. (author)


    Publication date :

    1991


    Size :

    2 Seiten, 4 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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