02902nam 2200505Ia 450 991045146620332120151005070701.0(CKB)1000000000450615(EBL)3377589(SSID)ssj0000137873(PQKBManifestationID)11148242(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000137873(PQKBWorkID)10118876(PQKB)10507208(OCoLC)270932514(MiAaPQ)EBC3377589(EXLCZ)99100000000045061520050328d1998 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDevelopment and application of small spaceborne synthetic aperture radars[electronic resource] /Committee on Earth StudiesWashington, D.C. National Academy Press19981 online resource (69 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-309-58265-2 ""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 ""Synthetic aperture radarRemote sensingEquipment and suppliesElectronic books.Synthetic aperture radar.Remote sensingEquipment and supplies.621.3848National Research Council (U.S.).Committee on Earth Studies.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451466203321Development and application of small spaceborne synthetic aperture radars2289552UNINA