Development and application of small spaceborne synthetic aperture radars /
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| Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1998. |
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| Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 55 pages) |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Synthetic aperture radar. Remote sensing -- Equipment and supplies. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Radar. Remote sensing -- Equipment and supplies. Synthetic aperture radar. Electronic books. Electronic books. |
| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11182873 |
Table of Contents:
- ""DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF SMALL SPACEBORNE SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADARS""; ""Copyright""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""SPACEBORNE SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR""; ""Background and Task""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""1 Introduction ""; ""OVERVIEW""; ""REQUEST FROM NASA""; ""THE SMALL SAR OPTION FOR NASA""; ""Objectives""; ""Relative Priorities""; ""2 SAR Issues ""; ""BACKGROUND AND HISTORY""; ""Interferometry""; ""Polarization""; ""TRADE-OFFS IN SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR""; ""Impacts of Various Parameters""; ""Wavelength""; ""Range Resolution""
- ""Polarization""""Swath Width""; ""Azimuth Scan�The Spotlight Mode""; ""Hardware Validation""; ""SMALL SAR MISSION ENHANCEMENTS""; ""Multifrequency Capabilities""; ""Temporal Decorrelation""; ""Data Fusion""; ""Multifrequency SAR Data Only""; ""Land-Cover Classification""; ""Biophysical Attributes""; ""Summary""; ""3 Validation Research ""; ""VEGETATED SURFACES (FORESTS, RANGELAND, AND AGRICULTURE)""; ""ICE SHEETS AND GLACIERS""; ""OCEANOGRAPHY""; ""HYDROLOGY""; ""SOLID EARTH""; ""LAND USE""; ""4 Data Collection and Dissemination ""; ""5 Recommended Strategy ""; ""SIX-POINT STRATEGY""
- ""CONCLUSION""""References""; ""APPENDIXES""; ""Appendix A Acronyms and Abbreviations ""; ""Appendix B Letter Report of April 1995 ""