An Assessment of QuikSCAT Ku-Band Scatterometer Data for Soil Moisture Sensitivity

Compatibility of C- and Ku-band scatterometer winds: ERS-2 and QuikSCAT

a r t i c l e i n f o Global winds provided by satellite scatterometry are an important aspect of the ocean observing system. Many applications require well-calibrated time series of winds over time periods spanned by multiple missions. But sensors on individual satellites differ, introducing differences in wind estimates. This study focuses on global winds from two scatterometers, ERS-2 (1996–...

Support Vector Regression for Retrieval of Soil Moisture Using Bistatic Scatterometer Data at X-Band

An approach was evaluated for the retrieval of soil moisture of bare soil surface using bistatic scatterometer data in the angular range of 200 to 700 at VVand HHpolarization. The microwave data was acquired by specially designed X-band (10 GHz) bistatic scatterometer. The linear regression analysis was done between scattering coefficients and soil moisture content to select the suitable incide...

Quality Control of Ku-band scatterometer winds

Sea ice extent mapping using Ku band scatterometer data

Although spaceborne scatterometers such as the NASA scatterometer have inherently low spatial resolution, resolution enhancement techniques can be used to increase the utility of scatterometer data in monitoring sea-ice extent in the polar regions, a key parameter in the global climate. The resolution enhancement algorithm produces images of A and B, where A is the normalized radar backscatter ...

Soil Moisture Estimation by Ann Using Bistatic Scatterometer Data

The microwave response of bare soil surfaces is influenced by a variety of parameters such as surface roughness, vegetation density, soil texture and soil moisture. It makes the soil moisture estimation process more complex. In such condition, the estimation of the soil moisture using microwave data with fast and less complex computing technique is a significant area of research today. The arti...