Soil moisture retrieval for periodic fields by the use of RADARSAT-2 polarimetric SAR imagery

Lingli Zhao, Jie Yang, Pingxiang Li, Wenjun Han, Xiaoli Ding, Weidong Sun, Lei Shi

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Abstract

The periodic surface are often seen in agriculture, such as the planting fields of potato, sugarcane, and green onion. There are strong coherent scattering for the fields whose aligning direction is perpendicular to radar's light of sight (LOS). Enhanced backscattering coefficients induced by coherent scattering on synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images hinder the retrieval of soil moisture. The paper investigated the capability of different retrieval models in the inversion of soil moisture for bare periodic fields. The results show that the copolarized ratio and HV backscattering coefficient, which are less affected by the periodic structure, can be used to reduce the effect of coherent scattering on soil moisture inversion.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2018 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages7483-7486
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781538671504
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Oct 2018
Event38th Annual IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2018 - Valencia, Spain
Duration: 22 Jul 201827 Jul 2018

Publication series

NameInternational Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
Volume2018-July

Conference

Conference38th Annual IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2018
Country/TerritorySpain
CityValencia
Period22/07/1827/07/18

Keywords

  • Agriculture
  • Periodic surface
  • Polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (PolSAR)
  • Soil moisture

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science Applications
  • General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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