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Microwave penetration and attenuation in desert soil - A field experiment with the Shuttle Imaging Radar

Authors :
Farr, T. G
Elachi, C
Hartl, P
Chowdhury, K
Source :
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. GE-24
Publication Year :
1986
Publisher :
United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 1986.

Abstract

Receivers buried in the Nevada desert were used with the Shuttle Imaging Radar to measure microwave attenuation as a function of soil moisture in situ. Results agree closely with laboratory measurements of attenuation and suggest that penetration of tens of centimeters in desert soils is common for L-band (1.2-GHz) radar.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01962892
Volume :
GE-24
Database :
NASA Technical Reports
Journal :
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsnas.19860059433
Document Type :
Report