TY  - BOOK
AU  - Van Zyl,Jakob
AU  - Kim,Yun-jin
ED  - ebrary, Inc.
TI  - Synthetic aperture radar polarimetry
T2  - JPL space science and technology series
AV  - TK6592.S95 V36 2011eb
U1  - 621.3848/5 23
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Hoboken, N.J.
PB  - Wiley
KW  - Synthetic aperture radar
KW  - Polarimetric remote sensing
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - local
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries
N2  - "This book describes the application of polarimetric synthetic aperture radar to Earth remote sensing based on research at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). This book synthesizes all current research to provide practical information for both the newcomer and the expert in radar polarimetry. The text offers a concise description of the mathematical fundamentals illustrated with many examples using SAR data, with a main focus on remote sensing of the Earth.The book begins with basics of synthetic aperture radar to provide the basis for understanding how polarimetric SAR images are formed and gives an introduction to the fundamentals of radar polarimetry. It goes on to discuss more advanced polarimetric concepts that allow one to infer more information about the terrain being imaged. In order to analyze data quantitatively, the signals must be calibrated carefully, which the book addresses in a chapter summarizing the basic calibration algorithms. The book concludes with examples of applying polarimetric analysis to scattering from rough surfaces, to infer soil moisture from radar signals"--
UR  - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10504137
ER  -