Abstract
Our objective in this paper is to identify the potential of radar signal to characterise the stone cover over bare soil surfaces. A high correlation was observed between radar measurements and stone cover percentage. Numerical Moment method based on integral equations of backscattering has been used to study the influence of the stone cover percentage on simulated radar signal. Simulations are validated with measurements acquired in two arid sites. A good agreement is demonstrated between numerical simulations and radar ERS2 measurements. An empirical model is then proposed to inverse radar measurements and retrieve stone cover percentage.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 2460-2462 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| State | Published - 1 Dec 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 2001 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2001) - Sydney, NSW, Australia Duration: 9 Jul 2001 → 13 Jul 2001 |
Conference
| Conference | 2001 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2001) |
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| Country/Territory | Australia |
| City | Sydney, NSW |
| Period | 9/07/01 → 13/07/01 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Science Applications
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences