A further insight into the potential of bistatic SAR
in monitoring the Earth surface

P. Ferrazzoli, L. Guerriero, C. Ingafù Del Monaco, and D. Solimini

Abstract

This contribution discusses some relevant features of bistatic scattering from vegetation, based on a simulation analysis using a theoretical model developed at Tor Vergata. This paper is focused on land cover monitoring by a combination of monostatic and bistatic radar. The main mechanisms contributing to bistatic scattering are highlighted and its exploitation in monitoring vegetation covered surfaces is discussed.

Index Terms - backscatter monitoring remote sensing by radar synthetic aperture radar vegetation mapping

This paper appears in: Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2003. IGARSS '03. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE International

Publication Date: 21-25 July 2003
Volume: 2, On page(s): 776- 777 vol.2
ISBN: 0-7803-7929-2
INSPEC Accession Number: 7962358
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/IGARSS.2003.1293914
Current Version Published: 2004-05-10

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