Studies, Committee on Earth. <br/><br/>
Development and Application of Small Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radars. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (69 pages) 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780309582650 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Synthetic aperture radar.<br/>Remote sensing -- Equipment and supplies.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>TK6592.S95 -- D48 1998eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>621.3848