Abstract
PLIS is an airborne synthetic aperture radar designed to be used in conjunction with a passive radiometer to collect microwave data at L-band for the remote sensing of soil moisture. The objective is to collect data to carry out a pre-deployment validation of algorithms for the NASA Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite. Key features of the PLIS radar are described. The ground swath of PLIS is such that the incidence angle ranges from 15 degrees from nadir on the near side of the swath to 45 degrees on the far side, resulting in an almost 3:1 variation in ground range resolution across the swath. Initial investigations into the impact of this on the statistics of backscattered data are presented.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | 2011 3rd International Asia-Pacific Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar, APSAR 2011 |
| Subtitle of host publication | Seoul, South Korea; 26-30 September 2011 |
| Place of Publication | Piscataway NJ USA |
| Publisher | IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| Pages | 845-848 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9788993246179 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781457713514 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
| Event | International Asia-Pacific Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar (APSAR 2011) - Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South) Duration: 26 Sep 2011 → 30 Sep 2011 Conference number: 3rd |
Conference
| Conference | International Asia-Pacific Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar (APSAR 2011) |
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| Abbreviated title | APSAR 2011 |
| Country/Territory | Korea, Republic of (South) |
| City | Seoul |
| Period | 26/09/11 → 30/09/11 |
Keywords
- L-band radar
- Polarimetric Radar
- SMAP
- Soil moisture
- Synthetic Aperture Radar