Topographic and backscatter characteristics of Geos 3 overland data
- 10 July 1979
- journal article
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Journal of Geophysical Research
- Vol. 84 (B8) , 4045-4054
- https://doi.org/10.1029/jb084ib08p04045
Abstract
This paper presents results of the analysis of the backscattered signal characteristics at 13.9 GHz., obtained from the Geos 3 radar altimeter. The characteristics discussed include spatial resolution, altimetric accuracy, radar cross section, and signal fluctuation statistics. Spatial resolution is found to be largely a function of the radar cross‐section angular decay process rather than systems response behavior for either pulselength or beamwidth limited operation. The magnitude and angular response characteristics of the radar cross‐section values were found to differ substantially from previously published aircraft measurements.Keywords
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