| Title | Stability of Amazon Backscatter at C-band: Spaceborne Results from ERS-1/2 and RADARSAT-1 |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
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| Author | Hawkins, R K; Attema, E P W; Crapolicchio, R; Lecomte, P; Closa, J; Meadows, P J; Srivastava, S K |
| Source | Proceedings of CEOS Workshop, Toulouse, France, October 26-29; 1999 p. 11, https://doi.org/10.4095/219593  Open Access |
| Year | 1999 |
| Alt Series | Earth Sciences Sector, Contribution Series 20042791 |
| Document | book |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Released | 1999 01 01 |
| Abstract | This paper looks at the question of the temporal and spatial stability of the Amazon rainforest as a distributed target calibration source. The Amazon rainforest has been established by a number of
investigators as a useful means of determining the in-orbit antenna pattern of spaceborne SAR and scatterometers. It was used for ERS-1 and ERS-2, J-ERS-1, and RADARSAT-1 providing a large isotropic backscattering reference over a wide range of
incidence angle. In this paper, we look at a long series of results from ERS and RADARSAT to examine the temporal and spatial stability of this target class. These properties are supported by a simple radar signature model. In any radar
measurement, uncompensated variation in the sensor may be included with changes in target backscatter. Results from independent measurements from precision transponders are used to assess the size and characteristics of these inherent systematic
variations before discussing the implications of the Amazon backscatter measurements. The implications of the results for future missions are also explored. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 219593 |
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