Temporal variation of RCS from a tree trunk

Manabu Watanabe, Masanobu Shimada, Motoyuki Sato

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Abstract

Temporal variation of Radar Cross Section (RCS) from a tree trunk placed in anechoic chamber was measured with ground based scatterometor. Temporal variation of dielectric constant in a tree trunk in Tomakomai national forest was measured with Time Domain Reflectometry. Temporal variation of σ 0 Hv over Tomakomai national forest was calculated from PALSAR data. The RCS from the tree trunk shows near daily variation especially for above 2GHz, while TDR and PALSAR data show the variation related with precipitation. We conclude that a few dB variations observed with PALSAR over the forest area mainly or partly come from the variation of dielectric constant for trees.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2011 3rd International Asia-Pacific Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar, APSAR 2011
Pages475-478
Number of pages4
Publication statusPublished - 2011 Dec 22
Event2011 3rd International Asia-Pacific Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar, APSAR 2011 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 2011 Sept 262011 Sept 30

Publication series

Name2011 3rd International Asia-Pacific Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar, APSAR 2011

Other

Other2011 3rd International Asia-Pacific Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar, APSAR 2011
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CitySeoul
Period11/9/2611/9/30

Keywords

  • PALSAR
  • algorithm
  • moisture

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Communication

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