The effects of snow on landmarks in K/sub u/ band SAR images

Technical Report · Sat Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5911629

Murray, M

This report documents research into the effects of snow on candidate landmarks for the TFS radar. It includes a discussion of a simple snow model, relevant backscatter data from previous ground based collections, predictions of the effects of snow coverage based on this data, a discussion of the snow data collection with the TFS radar, and an analysis of the results of that collection. All SAR images are for a K/sub u/ band radar, with HH polarization, and a 30/degree/ depression angle. The images have three meter resolution and a one kilometer swath. SAR images were collected of both rural and urban landmarks. 5 refs., 10 figs., 19 tabs.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5911629
• Report Number(s): SAND-88-3153; ON: DE89014578
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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