Design and development of a scatterometer system for environmental monitoring

A ground-based C-band Scatterometer System has been constructed at the Universiti Multimedia Telekom, Malaysia. The system is a full polarimetric FM-CW radar which has the capability to determine the complete backscattering matrix of a natural target. The system is to be used to conduct in situ backscatter measurement on Earth terrain such as vegetation fields, forest and soil surfaces. In this paper, a summarized report on the design and development of the system is presented.