TY - BOOK ED - National Research Council (U.S.). TI - Development and application of small spaceborne synthetic aperture radars SN - 0309582652 AV - TK6592.S95 D48 1998eb U1 - 621.3848 22 PY - 1998/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - National Academy Press KW - Synthetic aperture radar KW - Remote sensing KW - Equipment and supplies KW - Radar à synthèse d'ouverture KW - Télédétection KW - Appareils et matériel KW - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING KW - Radar KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references; ""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 Scanâ€?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 "" UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=123595 ER -