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Radar scatterometer data analysis
John Rouse
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Abstract
Mission 73 of the NASA/MSC earth resources aircraft program was flown over selected sites in Southern California to satisfy objectives within the disciplines of geology, geography, forestry, and hydrology.Included among the several remote sensors employed in this study was a Ryan Redop 2.25 cm wavelength radar scatterometer.Previous experiments with this sensor has confirmed its applicability to determination of sea state (Rouse, et.al ., 1969) and differentiation of Arctic ice type (Rouse, 1969).Earlier NASA/MSC Missions have employed the Ryan system to record backscatter energy from terrain, however, these data have not been analyzed.The research described in this report essentially constit«tes an engineering experiment, and, hence is presented from that viewpoint.The objective of the analysis was to determine the geoscience application areas of this sensor by evaluating its performance over specific, documented regions.
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