Application of multifrequency and multipolarization SAR systems in remote sensing for agriculture
Abstract
The deficiencies of remote sensing as applied in agriculture are discussed. They are due to the fact that optical sensors depend on day light and on cloudfree coverage and, even under suitable weather conditions, miss important characters of the plant canopy that are related to crop species and yield. The all weather capability of radar especially in humid regions offers considerable advantages in agricultural application. SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) potential for species recognition and yield prediction of agricultural crops is reviewed both as related to multitemporal single frequency and single temporal multifrequency-multipolarization observations. The potential of variable SAR systems and of combined optical and microwave sensors is discussed.
- Publication:
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Applications of Multifrequency/Multipolarization SAR in View of X-EOS (X-SAR for EOS) CGS
- Pub Date:
- May 1990
- Bibcode:
- 1990apmm.symp...58K
- Keywords:
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- Agriculture;
- Crop Inventories;
- Remote Sensing;
- Synthetic Aperture Radar;
- Agroclimatology;
- Agrometeorology;
- Microwave Sensors;
- Multispectral Radar;
- Optical Measuring Instruments;
- Thematic Mapping;
- Communications and Radar