Multifrequency Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar Data for Backscatter-Based Characterization of Land Use and Land Cover

Large Scale Mapping of Forests and Land Cover with Synthetic Aperture Radar Data

Land Cover Classification Using NASA/JPL Polarimeric Synthetic Aperture Radar (POLSAR) Data

This study intends to investigate the use of NASA/JPL POLSAR data (multilook Cand L-bands) for classifying land cover features, such as vegetation (i.e. grass, rice paddy, rubber), natural feature (i.e. river), and man-made features (i.e. canal, highway, runway, built-up area). Covering the area of Jitra, the 10 meters resolution air-borne POLSAR data acquired on 3 December 1996 was used in thi...

Rain retrieval over land from X-band spaceborne synthetic aperture radar: a model study

Numerous studies conducted as part of the Tropical Rainfall Measurement Mission (TRMM) program have demonstrated the benefits of space-borne precipitation measurements. The NASA Global Precipitation Mission (GPM) is an outgrowth of TRMM that will provide improved precipitation measurements and extend those measurements to higher latitudes. GPM satellite will carry a microwave imager coupled wit...

Urban Land-cover Mapping with High-resolution Spaceborne SAR Data

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Radar and Optical Data Sensor Integration for Land Cover Extraction

This study evaluated the advantages of combining traditional spaceborne optical data from the visible and infrared wavelengths with the longer wavelengths of radar. Several East African landscapes and one from Nepal including areas of settlements, natural vegetation and agriculture were examined. For these study sites, multisensor data sets were digitally integrated with training and truth info...