dc.creatorFORMAGGIO, A.R.
dc.creatorEPIPHANIO, J.C.N.
dc.creatorSIMOES, M. dos S.
dc.date2011-04-09T12:04:08Z
dc.date2011-04-09T12:04:08Z
dc.date2001
dc.date2001-09-04
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-06T19:23:54Z
dc.date.available2017-03-06T19:23:54Z
dc.identifier19130
dc.identifierhttp://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/handle/doc/103898
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/264416
dc.descriptionOrbital remote sensing in the microwave electromagnetic region has been presented as an important tool for agriculture monitoring. The satellite systems in operation have almost all-weather capability and high spatial resolution, which are features appropriated for agriculture. However, for full exploration of these data, an understanding of the relationships between the characteristics of each system and agricultural targets is necessary. This paper describes the behavior of backscattering coefficient (so) derived from calibrated data of Radarsat images from an agricultural area. It is shown that in a dispersion diagram of so there are three main regions in which most of the fields can be classified. The first one is characterized by low backscattering values, with pastures and bare soils; the second one has intermediate backscattering coefficients and comprises well grown crops mainly; and a third one, with high backscattering coefficients, in which there are fields with strong structures causing a kind of double bounce effect. The results of this research indicate that the use of Radarsat images is optimized when a multitemporal analysis is done making the best use of the agricultural calendar and of the dynamics of different cultures.
dc.description2001
dc.languageen
dc.publisherPesquisa Agropecuaria Brasileira, Brasilia, v.36, n.5, p.823-30, maio, 2001.
dc.relationÁrea de Informação da Sede - Artigo em periódico indexado (ALICE)
dc.subjectRemote sensing
dc.subjectRadar
dc.subjectLand use
dc.subjectFarmland
dc.subjectSensoriamento remoto
dc.subjectUso da terra
dc.subjectTerras agricolas
dc.titleRadarsat backscattering from an agricultural scene.
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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