Synthetic aperture radar polarimetry /

• Main Author: Van Zyl, Jakob, 1967-
• Other Authors: Kim, Yunjin
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2011.
• Series: JPL space science and technology series.
• Subjects: Synthetic aperture radar.; Polarimetric remote sensing.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Radar.; Electronic books.

"This book describes the application of polarimetric synthetic aperture radar to Earth remote sensing based on research at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). This book synthesizes all current research to provide practical information for both the newcomer and the expert in radar polarime...

Table of Contents:

• Frontmatter
• Color Plates
• Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Imaging Basics
• Basic Principles of SAR Polarimetry
• Advanced Polarimetric Concepts
• Polarimetric SAR Calibration
• Applications: Measurement of Surface Soil Moisture
• Appendix A: Tilted Small-Perturbation Model Details
• Appendix B: Bistatic Scattering Matrix of a Cylinder with Arbitrary Orientation
• Appendix C: Nomenclature
• Index.