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Publications about 'backscattering'

Articles in journal or book chapters

  1. Reza Naderpour, Mike Schwank, Derek Houtz, Charles Werner, and Christian Mätzler. Wideband Backscattering From Alpine Snow Cover: A Full-Season Study. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 60(4302215):1-15, 2022. Keyword(s): Radar, remote sensing, snow, WBSCAT, wide-band scatterometer, ESA SnowLab. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  2. Marcel Stefko, Silvan Leinss, Othmar Frey, and Irena Hajnsek. Coherent backscatter enhancement in bistatic Ku-/X-band radar observations of dry snow. The Cryosphere, 16(7):2859-2879, 2022. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Snow, Coherent backscatter enhancement, bistatic, bistatic SAR, Ku-band, X-band, radar, dry snow. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  3. Chuan Xiong, Jiancheng Shi, Jinmei Pan, Haokui Xu, Tao Che, Tianjie Zhao, Yan Ren, Deyuan Geng, Tao Chen, Kaiwen Jiang, and Peng Feng. Time Series X- and Ku-Band Ground-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar Observation of Snow-Covered Soil and Its Electromagnetic Modeling. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 60:1-13, 2022. Keyword(s): Snow, X-band, Ku-band, times series. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  4. Jorge Jorge Ruiz, Risto Vehmas, Juha Lemmetyinen, Josu Uusitalo, Janne Lahtinen, Kari Lehtinen, Anna Kontu, Kimmo Rautiainen, Riku Tarvainen, Jouni Pulliainen, and Jaan Praks. SodSAR: A Tower-Based 1-10 GHz SAR System for Snow, Soil and Vegetation Studies. Sensors, 20(22), 2020. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  5. Matteo Pardini, Marivi Tello, Victor Cazcarra-Bes, K. P. Papathanassiou, and I. Hajnsek. L- and P-Band 3-D SAR Reflectivity Profiles Versus Lidar Waveforms: The AfriSAR Case. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 11(10):3386-3401, October 2018. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, airborne radar, backscatter, forestry, geophysical techniques, optical radar, radar imaging, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by laser beam, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, vegetation, vegetation mapping, NASA Land, Ice Sensor lidar datasets, AfriSAR campaign, LVIS data, plot field measurements, ground-to-volume power ratio, physical forest structure descriptors, vertical structure indices, 3-D radar reflectivity, LVIS profiles, P-band 3-D, AfriSAR case, P-band vertical backscattering profiles, synthetic aperture radar tomography, light detection, DLR F-SAR, tropical forest structure types, Forestry, Synthetic aperture radar, Laser radar, Radar tracking, L-band, Vegetation, Forest structure, full waveforms, light detection and ranging (lidar), SAR tomography (TomoSAR), synthetic aperture radar (SAR), tropical forest. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  6. C. Lin, B. Rommen, N. Floury, D. Schüttemeyer, M. W. J. Davidson, M. Kern, A. Kontu, J. Lemmetyinen, J. Pulliainen, A. Wiesmann, C. L. Werner, C. Mätzler, M. Schneebeli, M. Proksch, and T. Nagler. Active Microwave Scattering Signature of Snowpack---Continuous Multiyear SnowScat Observation Experiments. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 9(8):3849-3869, August 2016. Keyword(s): remote sensing by radar, snow, snowpack active microwave scattering signature, multiyear SnowScat observation experiment, European Space Agency SnowScat instrument, aperture scatterometer, gamma remote sensing AG, AD 2009 02, Weissfluhjoch, Davos, Switzerland, alpine snowpack, snowpack physical characterization, Sodankyla, Finland, AD 2009 11, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Lapland, passive microwave observation, winter season, time-domain snow profiling experiment, snow microstructure, snow metamorphism, snow depth, snow-water-equivalent, frequency 9.15 GHz to 17.9 GHz, Snow, Instruments, Microstructure, Spaceborne radar, Backscatter, Microwave radiometry, Microwave backscatter, radar remote sensing, scatterometer, snow microstructure, snowpack, snow-water-equivalent (SWE), time-domain profiling. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  7. Timothy M. Marston and Jermaine L. Kennedy. Volumetric Acoustic Imaging via Circular Multipass Aperture Synthesis. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, 41(4):852-867, October 2016. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, SAS Tomography, Synthetic Aperture Sonar, SAS, Synthetic Aperture Radar, Circular SAR, Circular SAS, Apertures, Arrays, Navigation, Synthetic aperture radar, Synthetic aperture sonar, Tomography, Compressive sensing, multipass sonar, synthetic aperture sonar (SAS), tomography, volumetric imaging. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  8. Octavio Ponce, Pau Prats-Iraola, Rolf Scheiber, Andreas Reigber, and Alberto Moreira. First Airborne Demonstration of Holographic SAR Tomography With Fully Polarimetric Multicircular Acquisitions at L-Band. IEEE_J_GRS, 54(10):6170-6196, October 2016. Keyword(s): geophysical techniques, radar imaging, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, 2-D synthetic aperture, Fully Polarimetric Multicircular Acquisitions, German Aerospace Center, Germany, HoloSAR tomogram polarimetric analysis, Kaufbeuren, L-Band, SAR systems, airborne F-SAR sensor, coherent imaging approach, complex reflectivity, compressive sensing, fast-factorized back-projection, forest backscattering analysis, full 3-D reconstructions, generalized likelihood ratio test, geometric acquisition, geoscience community, holographic SAR tomography, holographic techniques, impulse response function, incoherent imaging, individual circular trajectories, internal structure imaging, multicircular SAR acquisitions, polarimetric L-band HoloSAR survey, radar resolution capability function, scatterer polarimetric signature, semitransparent media, sidelobe power, spatial resolution, target 3-D IRF, tomographic techniques, volumetric backscattering, Apertures, Radar imaging, Spatial resolution, Synthetic aperture radar, Tomography, Circular synthetic aperture radar (CSAR), compressive sensing (CS), fast-factorized back-projection (FFBP), holographic sar tomography (HoloSAR), phase gradient autofocus (PGA), polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (PolSAR). [bibtex-entry]


  9. Shaun Quegan and M.R. Lomas. The Interaction Between Faraday Rotation and System Effects in Synthetic Aperture Radar Measurements of Backscatter and Biomass. Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on, 53(8):4299-4312, August 2015. Keyword(s): Faraday effect, backscatter, geophysical techniques, synthetic aperture radar, European space agency BIOMASS mission, P-band radar, backscatter synthetic aperture radar measurement, biomass estimation error, biomass synthetic aperture radar measurement, channel imbalance deviation magnitude, distortion term amplitude, distortion term phase, faraday rotation, first-order analysis, long-wavelength space-based radar, polarimetric backscattering coefficient, polarimetric scattering matrix measurement, power-law relation, signal-to-noise ratio, stringent condition, system distortion, Backscatter, Biomass, Crosstalk, Distortion measurement, Faraday effect, Noise, Scattering, Biomass, Faraday rotation, calibration, long-wavelength radar, polarimetric measurements, system distortion. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  10. Maria J. Sanjuan-Ferrer, Irena Hajnsek, K. P. Papathanassiou, and Alberto Moreira. A New Detection Algorithm for Coherent Scatterers in SAR Data. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 53(11):6293-6307, November 2015. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Interferometry, SAR Interferometry, Persistent Scatterer Interferometry, PSI, Detector, Candidate Selection, Coherent Scatterer, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, SAR data, TerraSAR-X acquisitions, coherent scatterers, detection algorithm, generalized likelihood ratio test approach, natural environments, natural scenarios, permanent-scatterer interferometry techniques, point-like scatterers, scattering temporal stability, single SAR image, spectral diversity techniques, sublook coherence approach, sublook entropy approach, synthetic aperture radar, urban environments, Bandwidth, Clutter, Coherence, Spatial resolution, Speckle, Synthetic aperture radar, Coherent scatterers (CSs), likelihood ratio test, signal processing, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), target detection. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  11. Alireza Tabatabaeenejad, Mariko S. Burgin, X. Duan, and Mahta Moghaddam. P-Band Radar Retrieval of Subsurface Soil Moisture Profile as a Second-Order Polynomial: First AirMOSS Results. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 53(2):645-658, February 2015. Keyword(s): hydrological techniques, remote sensing by radar, vegetation, AD 2012 09, AD 2012 10, AirMOSS mission flights, AirMOSS results, Airborne Microwave Observatory of Sub- canopy and Subsurface, Arizona, P-band radar data, Root Mean Squared Error, Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed, barren terrain, discrete scattering model, radar pixel, second-order polynomial, shrubland terrain, subsurface depth function, subsurface soil moisture profile, synthetic radar data, terrain radar backscattering coefficients, vegetated terrain, Atmospheric modeling, Data models, Moisture, Polynomials, Radar, Soil moisture, Airborne Microwave Observatory of Subcanopy and Subsurface (AirMOSS), discrete scattering model, quadratic function, radar, remote sensing, second-order polynomial, simulated annealing, soil moisture profile. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  12. Uday K. Khankhoje, Mariko S. Burgin, and Mahta Moghaddam. On the Accuracy of Averaging Radar Backscattering Coefficients for Bare Soils Using the Finite-Element Method. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 11(8):1345-1349, August 2014. Keyword(s): finite element analysis, geophysical techniques, remote sensing by radar, soil, surface roughness, 2-D finite-element method, Gaussian correlated surfaces, Gaussian correlated surfaces possessing behavior, Gaussian type, assumption validity, average coefficients, averaging assumption, averaging radar backscattering coefficient accuracy, backscatter averaging assumption breaks, backscatter averaging assumption validity conditions, bare rough surface assumption validity, bare soils, constitutive homogeneous pixels, ensemble averaged true coefficient computation, exponential type, exponentially correlated surfaces, heterogeneity impact quantification, heterogeneity source, heterogeneous moisture pixels, heterogeneous pixels, heterogeneous roughness pixels, heterogeneous soil moisture, heterogeneous soil roughness, high-contrast pixels, higher cross-pixel coherent interactions, longest correlation lengths, soil moisture, soil surface roughness, surface correlation type, surface variety computed averages, Backscatter, Correlation, Radar, Rough surfaces, Soil moisture, Surface roughness, Electromagnetic scattering by rough surfaces, finite-element methods (FEMs). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  13. S. B. Kim, Mahta Moghaddam, L. Tsang, Mariko S. Burgin, X. Xu, and E. G. Njoku. Models of L-Band Radar Backscattering Coefficients Over Global Terrain for Soil Moisture Retrieval. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 52(2):1381-1396, February 2014. Keyword(s): Maxwell equations, permittivity, remote sensing by radar, soil, time series, vegetation mapping, L-band radar backscattering coefficient models, Maxwell equations, RMS height, VWC, accurate soil moisture inversion, airborne data, airborne observation, bare surface, co-pol RMS errors, corn crop, datacube errors, dielectric soil constant, distorted Born approximation framework, double-bounce reflectivity, double-bounce volume-surface interaction, empirical formulae, empirical parameters, fast soil moisture inversion, field-based radar data, global land surface, global terrain, grass fields, in situ observation, independent spaceborne phased array type L-band synthetic aperture radars, input parameters, international geosphere-biosphere programme scheme, land surface class simulation, lookup tables, major crops, mean difference range, numerical solutions, physical model outputs, real-time soil moisture inversion, rice crop, shrub, single scatterer, soil moisture active passive mission data, soil moisture retrieval, soil surface root mean square, sophisticated forward model direct inversion, soybean crop, spaceborne Aquarius scatterometer data, surface scattering, theoretical models. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  14. Keith Morrison and John Bennett. Tomographic Profiling - A Technique for Multi-Incidence-Angle Retrieval of the Vertical SAR Backscattering Profiles of Biogeophysical Targets. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 52(2):1350-1355, February 2014. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR tomography, tomography, snow, X-band, Ku-band, geophysical image processing, image retrieval, radar imaging, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, tomography, across-track direction, airborne application, along-track direction, biogeophysical targets, forest canopies, ground-based SAR system, ice, multiincidence-angle retrieval, satellite application, snow, subaperture elements, synthetic aperture radar imaging, tomographic profiling, vegetation, vertical SAR backscattering profiles, Array signal processing, phased arrays, radar, radar imaging, synthetic aperture radar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  15. Luca Pipia, Xavier Fabregas, Albert Aguasca, and Carlos Lopez-Martinez. Polarimetric Temporal Analysis of Urban Environments With a Ground-Based SAR. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 51(4):2343-2360, 2013. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Ground-based SAR, GBSAR, DInSAR, Differential SAR Interferometry, X-Band, Time series, Polarimetry, SAR Polarimetry, Backscatter, Geologic measurements, Monitoring, Scattering, Stability analysis, Synthetic aperture radar, Urban areas, Ground-based synthetic aperture radar (gbSAR) systems, polarimetric entropy, radar polarimetry. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  16. Stefano Tebaldini and Fabio Rocca. Multibaseline Polarimetric SAR Tomography of a Boreal Forest at P- and L-Bands. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 50(1):232-246, January 2012. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, Tomography, ESA campaign BioSAR, Krycklan River catchment, L-band analysis, Northern Sweden, P-band analysis, PolInSAR approach, algebraic synthesis technique, boreal forest, direct volume backscattering process, ground-volume interaction process, multibaseline polarimetric SAR tomography, multipolarimetric data acquisition, polarimetric analysis, remote sensing, single-baseline data analysis, tomographic analysis, tomographic imaging method, vegetation layer analysis, backscatter, data acquisition, forestry, radar interferometry, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by radar, rivers, synthetic aperture radar, tomography, vegetation mapping;. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  17. Mariko S. Burgin, D. Clewley, R. M. Lucas, and Mahta Moghaddam. A Generalized Radar Backscattering Model Based on Wave Theory for Multilayer Multispecies Vegetation. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 49(12):4832-4845, December 2011. Keyword(s): backscatter, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by radar, vegetation, AIRSAR data, ALOS PALSAR, Advanced Land Observing Satellite, Airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar data, Australia, NASA JPL, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Phased Arrayed L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar data, Queensland, distorted Born approximation, generalized radar backscattering model, microwave interaction, multilayer multispecies vegetation, polarimetric radar backscattering coefficients, single species discrete scatterer model, soil moisture, structurally complex vegetation, surface model, surface roughness parameterization, two layer crown trunk models, wave theory, wooded savanna sites, Backscatter, Data models, Mathematical model, Scattering, Synthetic aperture radar, Vegetation, Forest scattering, multispecies vegetation, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) backscattering, wave theory. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  18. Othmar Frey and Erich Meier. Analyzing Tomographic SAR Data of a Forest With Respect to Frequency, Polarization, and Focusing Technique. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 49(10):3648-3659, October 2011. Keyword(s): Airborne radar, Array signal processing, Capon, Capon beamformer, L-band, P-band, SAR processing, SAR tomography, beamforming, Focusing, forestry, interferometry, InSAR, multibaseline, multiple signal classification, MUSIC, polarimetry, Remote Sensing, synthetic aperture radar, SAR, scattering, three-dimensional imaging, 3-D imaging, time-domain back-projection, TDBP, tomography, Vegetation. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  19. Dawei Liu, Guoqing Sun, Zhifeng Guo, K.J. Ranson, and Yang Du. Three-Dimensional Coherent Radar Backscatter Model and Simulations of Scattering Phase Center of Forest Canopies. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 48(1):349-357, January 2010. Keyword(s): 3D coherent radar backscatter model, InSAR signals, SAR interferometric data, canopy height, canopy spatial structure, forest canopies, forest stand, forest structural parameters, ground surface backscattering, interferometric SAR, scattering phase center simulations, synthetic aperture radar, time delay, backscatter, geophysical signal processing, radar interferometry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, vegetation;. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  20. Alexander Löw and Wolfram Mauser. Generation of geometrically and radiometrically terrain corrected SAR image products. Remote Sensing of Environment, 106(3):337-349, February 2007. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Radiometric Calibration, Calibration, Image enhancement, Image processing, Synthetic aperture radar, Terrain mapping, SAR geocoding, Radiometric normalization. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  21. P. M. L. Drezet and S. Quegan. Environmental effects on the interferometric repeat-pass coherence of forests. IEEE_J_GRS, 44(4):825-837, April 2006. Keyword(s): backscatter, dielectric properties, forestry, radiowave interferometry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, vegetation mapping, C-band one-day tandem coherence measurement, SAR, dielectric backscattering coefficient, environmental effects, forest canopy coherence, interferometric repeat-pass coherence, moisture conditions, moisture fluctuations, soil moisture, soil-vegetation-atmosphere transfer model, synthetic aperature radar, vegetation, wind conditions, Backscatter, Coherence, Coupled mode analysis, Dielectric measurements, Fluctuations, Moisture measurement, Predictive models, Satellites, Soil measurements, Wind, dielectric, dynamic, forest, multitemporal, synthetic aperature radar (SAR). [bibtex-entry]


  22. S. Feng and J. Chen. Low-angle reflectivity modeling of land clutter. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 3(2):254-258, April 2006. Keyword(s): least squares approximations, radar clutter, reflectivity, remote sensing by radar, terrain mapping, complex system design, ground based radar design, inductive reasoning, least squares method, low angle radar targets, low angle reflectivity, mean reflectivity model, radar land clutter modeling, radar surface clutter backscattering, Backscatter, Frequency, Parameter estimation, Polarization, Predictive models, Radar clutter, Radar scattering, Reflectivity, Rough surfaces, Surface roughness, Least squares (LS) methods, radar clutter, radar scattering, radar terrain factors. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  23. L. Thirion, E. Colin, and C. Dahon. Capabilities of a forest coherent scattering model applied to radiometry, interferometry, and polarimetry at P- and L-band. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 44(4):849 - 862, April 2006. Keyword(s): L-band, P-band, SAR image, backscattering, electromagnetic study, forest coherent scattering model, forested areas, radar configuration, radar image, radar interferometry, radar polarimetry, radiometry, synthetic aperture radar, temperate forests, tropical forests, backscatter, forestry, microwave measurement, radar imaging, radar polarimetry, radiometry, radiowave interferometry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, vegetation mapping;. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  24. Y. Yamaguchi, T. Moriyama, M. Ishido, and H. Yamada. Four-component scattering model for polarimetric SAR image decomposition. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 43(8):1699-1706, August 2005. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, polarimetric decomposition, Yamaguchi decomposition, asymmetric covariance matrix, cloud, co-pol correlation, cross-pol correlation, dipole scatterers, double bounce scattering, four-component scattering model, helix scattering power, image decomposition, nonreflection symmetric scattering, polarimetric SAR, probability density function, radar polarimetry, reflection symmetry condition, scattering contribution decomposition, surface scattering, symmetric covariance matrix, synthetic aperture radar, three-component decomposition method, urban area scattering, volume scattering, covariance matrices, geophysical signal processing, probability, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  25. Per-Olov Frölind and Lars M. H. Ulander. Digital Elevation Map Generation Using VHF-Band SAR Data in Forested Areas. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 40(8):1769-1776, August 2002. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Interferometry, DEM Generation, Time-Domain Back-Projection, Backprojection, Ultra-Wideband SAR, VHF SAR, CARABAS, Airborne SAR. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  26. Robert N. Treuhaft and Paul R. Siqueira. Vertical structure of vegetated land surfaces from interferometric and polarimetric radar. Radio Science, 35:141-178, 2000. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, InSAR, Interferometry, Pol-InSAR, Multi-Baseline SAR, Vegetation Parameters, Parameter Extraction, Topography, SAR Tomography. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  27. Giorgio Franceschetti, Antonio Iodice, Maurizio Migliaccio, and Daniele Riccio. A Novel Across-Track SAR Interferometry Simulator. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 36(3):950-962, May 1998. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Simulation, SAR Simulator, Raw Data Simulator, Interferometry, Interferometry Simulator. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  28. Tazio Strozzi and Christian Matzler. Backscattering measurements of alpine snowcovers at 5.3 and 35 GHz. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 36(3):838-848, May 1998. Keyword(s): backscatter, hydrological techniques, radar cross-sections, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by radar, snow, 35 GHz, 5.3 GHz, AD 1993, AD 1994, AD 1995, AD 1996, Austria, Austrian Alp, C-band, EHF, Ka-band, SHF, Switzerland, hydrology, measurement technique, network-analyzer based scatterometer, radar backscatter, radar polarimetry, radar remote sensing, radar scattering, refrozen crust thickness, snow cover, snowcover, volumetric liquid water content, Backscatter, Frequency, Instruments, Millimeter wave measurements, Performance evaluation, Physics, Polarization, Radar measurements, Snow, Testing. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  29. H. Israelsson, L. M. H. Ulander, J. L. H. Askne, J. E. S. Fransson, P.-O. Frölind, A. Gustavsson, and H. Hellsten. Retrieval of forest stem volume using VHF SAR. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 35(1):36-40, January 1997. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Forest, Forest parameters, biomass, 28 to 60 MHz, CARABAS, HF radar, Oland, SAR, Sweden, VHF radar, airborne radar, backscattering coefficient, biomass, coherent all radio band sensing, deciduous mixed forest, dense forest, discrimination, forest stem volume, forestry, geophysical measurement technique, horizontal dipole array, radar imaging, radar remote sensing, radar scattering, tree trunk, vegetation mapping, wood, airborne radar, forestry, geophysical techniques, radar cross-sections, radar imaging, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  30. Tazio Strozzi, Andreas Wiesmann, and Christian Matzler. Active microwave signatures of snow covers at 5.3 and 35 GHz. Radio Science, 32(2):479-495, 1997. Keyword(s): microwave signatures, Snow, Remote Sensing of Snow, C-band, Ka-band, Electromagnetics. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  31. Robert N. Treuhaft, Soren N. Madsen, Mahta Moghaddam, and Jakob van Zyl. Vegetation characteristics and underlying topography from interferometric radar. Radio Science, 31(6):1449-1485, 1996. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, InSAR, Interferometry, Vegetation Parameters, Parameter Extraction, Topography, SAR Tomography. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  32. Shaun Quegan. A unified algorithm for phase and cross-talk calibration of polarimetric data-theory and observations. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 32(1):89-99, January 1994. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Polarimetry, Polarimetric Calibration, calibration, geophysical techniques, polarimetry, remote sensing, remote sensing by radar, MAESTRO campaign, agriculture, cross-polarized backscattering coefficient, cross-talk calibration, geophysical measurement technique, land surface SAR radar imaging, linear distortion model, minimum least squares, observation, phase, polarimetry, polarisation, scattering matrix, synthetic aperture radar, theory, unified algorithm, Backscatter, Calibration, Covariance matrix, Crosstalk, Data mining, Equations, Layout, Phase distortion, Scattering, System testing. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  33. Sasan S. Saatchi, D. M. Le Vine, and R. H. Lang. Microwave backscattering and emission model for grass canopies. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 32(1):177-186, January 1994. Keyword(s): atmospheric techniques, atmospheric temperature, geophysical techniques, hydrological techniques, radiometry, remote sensing, remote sensing by radar, soil, temperature measurement, 1.4 GHz, 4.75 GHz, C-band, L-band, UHF SHF, distorted Born approximation, elliptical disc, emission model, emissivity, geophysical measurement technique, grass canopies, grassland, hydrology, land surface, microwave backscattering, model, radar cross section, radar remote sensing, soil moisture, thatch layer, vegetation, vegetation canopy, wet Konza prairie, Backscatter, Electromagnetic heating, L-band, Microwave measurements, Microwave radiometry, Moisture measurement, Radar cross section, Radar measurements, Soil measurements, Soil moisture. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  34. M. C. Dobson, F. T. Ulaby, T. LeToan, A. Beaudoin, E. S. Kasischke, and N. Christensen. Dependence of radar backscatter on coniferous forest biomass. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 30(2):412-415, March 1992. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Forest, Forest parameters, biomass, C-band, Duke, France, L-band, Landes, North Carolina, P-band, SAR data, United States, age, coniferous forest biomass, maritime pines, plantations, radar backscatter, remote sensing, backscatter, ecology, forestry, remote sensing by radar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  35. M. Borgeaud, R.T. Shin, and J.A. Kong. Theoretical Models For Polarimetric Radar Clutter. Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, 1(1):73-89, 1987. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


Conference articles

  1. O. Ponce, H. Joerg, R. Scheiber, P. Prats, I. Hajnsek, and A. Reigber. First study on holographic SAR tomography over agricultural crops at C-/X-band. In Proc. IEEE Int. Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symp. (IGARSS), pages 7403-7406, July 2016. Keyword(s): crops, geophysical image processing, image reconstruction, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, 2D polarimetric image, 3D crop field backscattering, 3D forest backscattering distribution, 3D imaging reconstruction, 3D polarimetric image, C-band SAR, DLR F-SAR sensor, Germany, HoloSAR campaign, HoloSAR imaging mode, HoloSAR tomography, Wallerfing, X-band SAR, agricultural crop, azimuthal aspect angle, holographic SAR, scattering mechanisms, tomographic constellation, Tomography, Agricultural crops, Fast Factorized Back-Projection (FFBP), Holographic SAR Tomography (HoloSAR), Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (PolSAR). [bibtex-entry]


  2. O. Ponce, P. Prats, R. Scheiber, A. Reigber, I. Hajnsek, and A. Moreira. Polarimetric 3-D imaging with airborne holographic SAR tomography over glaciers. In Proc. IEEE Int. Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symp. (IGARSS), pages 5280-5283, July 2015. Keyword(s): airborne radar, glaciology, hydrological techniques, radar polarimetry, synthetic aperture radar, DLR F-SAR sensor, Findel glacier, HoloSAR campaign, L-band, Monte Rosa, Switzerland, airborne holographic SAR tomography mode, arc-pattern, bedrock vertical profile, biosphere, circular pattern, circular synthetic aperture, cryosphere, glacier backscattering, ice sheet vertical profile, polarimetric 3-D imaging reconstruction, polarimetric analysis, single circular flight, snow vertical profile, vertical synthetic aperture, Apertures, Ice, Image resolution, Radar imaging, Synthetic aperture radar, Tomography, Compressive Sensing (CS), Cryosphere, Fast Factorized Back-Projection (FFBP), Holographic SAR Tomography (HoloSAR), Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (PolSAR). [bibtex-entry]


  3. Badreddine Rekioua, Matthieu Davy, and Laurent Ferro-Famil. Snowpack characterization using SAR tomography: experimental results of the AlpSAR campaign. In Radar Conference (EuRAD), 2015 European, pages 33-36, Sept 2015. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Tomography, SAR tomography, Antennas, Ice, Lenses, Refractive index, Snow, Ground-based SAR. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  4. O. Ponce, P. Prats, R. Scheiber, A. Reigber, and A. Moreira. First demonstration of 3-D holographic tomography with fully polarimetric multi-circular SAR at L-band. In Proc. IEEE Int. Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symp. - IGARSS, pages 1127-1130, July 2013. Keyword(s): airborne radar, array signal processing, compressed sensing, geophysical image processing, holography, optical focusing, optical tomography, radar imaging, radar polarimetry, radar resolution, synthetic aperture radar, transient response, 3D holographic tomography, 3D polarimetric holographic tomogram, 3D sidelobe reduction, BF, CS, DLR F-SAR airborne system, Earth analysis, IRF, Kaufbeuren Germany, L-band, MCSAR, beamforming, coherent 3D radar backscattering, compressive sensing, dry soil, forested area, fully polarimetric multicircular SAR, ice, impulse response function, multiangular measurement acquisition, temporal decorrelation, volume scatterer, Apertures, Bandwidth, Image resolution, Imaging, Synthetic aperture radar, Vegetation, Circular synthetic aperture radar (CSAR), compressive sensing (CS), fast factorized back-projection (FFBP), holographic tomography, polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (PolSAR). [bibtex-entry]


  5. Stefano Tebaldini and Laurent Ferro-Famil. High resolution three-dimensional imaging of a snowpack from ground-based SAR data acquired at X and Ku Band. In Proc. IEEE Int. Geosci. Remote Sens. Symp., pages 77-80, July 2013. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, Snow, Snowpack, X-band, Ku-band, remote sensing by radar, snow, synthetic aperture radar, 2D synthetic array, 3D imaging, AD 2010 12, Col de Porte, French Alps, GB SAR campaign, Ground Based SAR data, MeteoFrance, ice layer, snowpack, Backscatter, Focusing, Ice, Snow, Synthetic aperture radar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  6. Othmar Frey, Erich Meier, and Irena Hajnsek. Towards a more reliable estimation of forest parameters from polarimetric SAR tomography data. In Proc. IEEE Int. Geosci. Remote Sens. Symp., pages 3110-3113, 2012. Keyword(s): Airborne radar, Array signal processing, Capon, Capon beamformer, L-band, P-band, SAR processing, SAR tomography, beamforming, Focusing, forestry, interferometry, InSAR, multibaseline, multiple signal classification, MUSIC, polarimetry, Remote Sensing, synthetic aperture radar, SAR, scattering, three-dimensional imaging, 3-D imaging, time-domain back-projection, TDBP, tomography, Vegetation. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  7. O. Ponce, P. Prats, R. Scheiber, A. Reigber, and A. Moreira. Polarimetric 3-D reconstruction from multicircular SAR at P-band. In Proc. IEEE Int. Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symp, pages 3130-3133, July 2012. Keyword(s): array signal processing, calibration, image reconstruction, image resolution, radar imaging, radar polarimetry, singular value decomposition, synthetic aperture radar, 3D imaging, CSAR mode, DLR F-SAR system, SVD, backscattering profile, beamforming, compressive sensing, cone-shaped sidelobes, fast factorized back projection, holographic SAR tomogram, multicircular fully polarimetric SAR experiment, phase calibration method, polarimetric 3D reconstruction, polarimetric three-dimensional reconstruction, subwavelength resolution, Array signal processing, Calibration, Focusing, Image reconstruction, Image resolution, Synthetic aperture radar, Tomography, Circular SAR, PolSAR, holographic tomography, multicircular SAR. [bibtex-entry]


  8. Othmar Frey and Erich Meier. Characterizing the Backscattering Properties of a Forest by Polarimetric SAR Tomography at L- and P-Bands. In Proc. PolInSAR, 5th Int. Workshop on Science and Applications of SAR Polarimetry and Polarimetric Interferometry, ESA SP-695, Frascati, Italy, January 2011. [bibtex-entry]


  9. Othmar Frey, Erich Meier, and Irena Hajnsek. On the sensitivity of measured backscattering properties to variations of incidence angle and baselines in tomographic SAR data. In Proc. Int. Asia-Pacific Conf. on Synthetic Aperture Radar (APSAR), pages 1-4, September 2011. Keyword(s): Airborne radar, Array signal processing, Capon, Capon beamformer, L-band, P-band, SAR processing, SAR tomography, beamforming, Focusing, forestry, interferometry, InSAR, multibaseline, multiple signal classification, MUSIC, polarimetry, Remote Sensing, sensitivity analysis, synthetic aperture radar, SAR, three-dimensional imaging, 3-D imaging, time-domain back-projection, TDBP, tomography, Vegetation. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  10. Andreas Wiesmann, Charles L. Werner, Tazio Strozzi, Christian Matzler, Thomas Nagler, Helmut Rott, Martin Schneebeli, and Urs Wegmuller. SnowScat, X- to Ku-Band Scatterometer Development. In Proc. ESA Living Planet Symposium, June 2010. Keyword(s): SnowScat, KuScat, backscatter, hydrological techniques, radiometry, remote sensing by radar, snow, spaceborne radar, C-band SAR satellite systems, ESA CoRe-H2O mission, Ku-band scatterometer, Swiss Alps, X-band scatterometer, backscatter information, backscattering signal, dry snow cover, dual frequency radar, frequency 18 GHz, frequency 9 GHz, mobile scatterometer, snow coverage, snow liquid water content, snow structure, spaceborne active microwave remote sensing, Backscatter, Frequency, Ground support, Radar measurements, Remote sensing, Satellites, Signal generators, Snow, Spaceborne radar, Water storage, Scatterometer, Snow, backscatter, snow grain. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  11. Andreas Wiesmann, Charles L. Werner, Christian Matzler, Martin Schneebeli, Tazio Strozzi, and Urs Wegmuller. Mobile X- to Ku-band Scatterometer in Support of the CoRe-H2O Mission. In Proc. IEEE Int. Geosci. Remote Sens. Symp., volume 5, pages 244-247, July 2008. Keyword(s): SnowScat, KuScat, backscatter, hydrological techniques, radiometry, remote sensing by radar, snow, spaceborne radar, C-band SAR satellite systems, ESA CoRe-H2O mission, Ku-band scatterometer, Swiss Alps, X-band scatterometer, backscatter information, backscattering signal, dry snow cover, dual frequency radar, frequency 18 GHz, frequency 9 GHz, mobile scatterometer, snow coverage, snow liquid water content, snow structure, spaceborne active microwave remote sensing, Backscatter, Frequency, Ground support, Radar measurements, Remote sensing, Satellites, Signal generators, Snow, Spaceborne radar, Water storage, Scatterometer, Snow, backscatter, snow grain. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  12. G. Connan, H. D. Griffiths, P. V. Brennan, and R. Garello. W-band radar measurements of laboratory water waves. In OCEANS '99 MTS/IEEE. Riding the Crest into the 21st Century, volume 3, pages 1333-1337 vol.3, 1999. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, W-Band, backscatter, ocean waves, oceanographic techniques, radar cross-sections, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, 75 to 110 GHz, 94 GHz, EHF, FMCW radar, SAR, W-band, backscattering, internal wave, measurement technique, millimetre wave radar, ocean wave, radar remote sensing, radar scattering, synthetic aperture radar, wave-tank experiment, Chirp modulation, Frequency modulation, Laboratories, Radar antennas, Radar imaging, Radar measurements, Sea surface, Signal resolution, Surface waves, Synthetic aperture radar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


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Author: Othmar Frey, Earth Observation and Remote Sensing, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - ETH Zurich .

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