Radar backscatter characteristics of trees at 215 GHz

R. M. Narayanan; C. C. Borel; R. E. McIntosh

Radar backscatter characteristics of trees at 215 GHz

R. M. Narayanan, C. C. Borel, R. E. McIntosh

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The authors report millimeter-wave backscattering measurements of various tree types during the 1987 growing season at Amherst, Massachusetts. The data indicate that the millimeter-wave backscatter increases as deciduous trees become fully foliated, and decreases as leaves drop off during the fall season. Coniferous needle trees are seen to have almost constant backscatter. A simple model based on geometrical optics shows that the backscatter of deciduous trees can be characterized in terms of three ground-truth parameters.

Original language	English (US)
Pages	997-998
Number of pages	2
State	Published - Dec 1 1988
Event	IGARSS'88 - Remote Sensing: Moving towards the 21st Century - Edinburgh, UK Duration: Sep 12 1988 → Sep 16 1988

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Other	IGARSS'88 - Remote Sensing: Moving towards the 21st Century
City	Edinburgh, UK
Period	9/12/88 → 9/16/88

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Computer Science Applications
General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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Radar backscatter characteristics of trees at 215 GHz

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