Surface parameter estimation using bistatic polarimetric X-band measurements

Progress In Electromagnetics Research B

Volumn , Issue 39, 2012, Pages 197-223

  Khadhra, K Ben ^a   Boerner, T ^b   Hounam, D ^b   Chandra, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c CHEMNITZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA CALIBRATION; BISTATIC; BISTATIC MEASUREMENT FACILITY; BISTATIC MEASUREMENTS; D-INSAR; FRESH WATER; INTEGRAL EQUATION METHODS; MOISTURE VARIATION; NEW SATELLITES; NON-LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; ROUGHNESS SCALE; SATELLITE MISSION; SIGNAL PHASE; SOIL ROUGHNESS; SPECULAR ALGORITHM; STATISTICAL ROUGHNESS; SURFACE PARAMETER; TANDEM-X;

CALIBRATION; ESTIMATION; OPTICAL BISTABILITY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POLARIMETERS; REFLECTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOIL MOISTURE; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

SOIL SURVEYS;

EID: 84864298059     PISSN: 19376472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIERB12020112     Document Type: Article

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