Simulating topographic effects on spaceborne radiometric observations between L and X frequency bands

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 273-282

  Pierdicca, Nazzareno ^a   Pulvirenti, Luca ^a   Marzano, Frank Silvio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Microwave radiometry; Relief; Topography

Indexed keywords

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURES; COMPLEX SCENES; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FLAT SURFACES; FLAT TERRAINS; HORIZONTAL POLARIZATION; LAND COVER; MICROWAVE RADIOMETRY; MOUNTAINOUS AREA; NUMERICAL SIMULATORS; OBSERVATION ANGLE; POLARIZATION PLANES; SPACE-BORNE; SURFACE EMISSIVITY; TEST CASE; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECTS; VERTICAL POLARIZATION;

ANTENNAS; FORESTRY; FREQUENCY BANDS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; LANDFORMS; POLARIZATION; RADIOMETERS; RADIOMETRY; SOILS;

MICROWAVES;

BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; LAND COVER; MICROWAVE RADIOMETER; MOUNTAIN REGION; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLARIZATION; RELIEF; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SCATTERING; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING;

EID: 73249115738     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2009.2028881     Document Type: Article

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