Science Results from the Spaceborne Imaging Radar-C/X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SIR-C/X-SAR): Progress Report

Hess, L. L., J. M. Melack, S. Filoso, and Y. Wang. 1995. Delineation of inundated area and vegetation along the Amazon floodplain with the SIR-C synthetic aperture radar, Poster presentation, Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, July 1995, Snowbird, Utah. Melack, J. M. 1994. Synergistic use of multisensor data for wetland studies. 30th COSPAR Scientific Assembly. Invited talk-Symposium A3.1 Calibration and applications of satellite sensors for environmental monitoring. Hamburg, Germany. Planned Publications Fioso et al. Forest structure and seasonal inundation in the Anavilhanas archipelago, Negro River, Brazil. Vegetation. Hess et al. Microwave backscattering response of wetland communities of a southeastern U.S. floodplain as a function of frequency, polarization, and incidence angle. IEEE Trans. Geoscience Rem. Sens. Hess et al. Characterizing seasonal changes in vegetation and hydrology on the Amazon floodplain with the SIR-C SAR. Rem. Sens. Environ. Hess et al. SAR mapping of wetlands: integrating multiple SIR-C dates and sites. Ecological Applications Melack et al. Active and passive remote sensing of inundation on the Amazon floodplain and regional estimates of methane emission. Global Biogeochemical Cycles or Nature. . Melack et al. A remote sensing-based strategy for a global analysis of wetlands. IGBP workshop report and an article for EOS. Valeriano et al. Evidence for detectability of tropical forest canopy closure with C band SAR data: analysis of SAREX data at the Tucurui dam study site. Int. J. Rem. Sens. Valariano et al. Detection of forest parameters and canopy closure in central Arnazonia using SIR-C multipolarized data. Rem. Sens. Environ. Valeriano et al. Analysis of multi-angle, multi-polarization AIRSAR data for detection of forest structural parameters in a flooded forest in southeastern Georgia. Int. J. Rem. Sens. Wang et al. Applying decomposition theory to SIR-C wetland sites. Rem. Sens. Environ. Planned Conference Presentations Hess et al. SAR mapping of wetlands: integrating multiple SIR-C dates and sites. IGARSS 96. Melack, J. M., L. L. Hess, and S. J. Sippel. Delineation of flooding by large South American rivers with active and passive microwave remote sensing. AGU 1995 Fall Meeting, Union Session on Monitoring of Floods and Droughts with Remote Sensing. Mertes, L. A. K., D. L. Daniel, and L. L. Hess. Patterns of flooding derived from Optical and Microwave Remote Sensing Data. Invited paper. AGU 1995 Fall Meeting, Union Session on Monitoring of Floods and Droughts with Remote Sensing. Dr. Frank M. Monaldo Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Johns Hopkins Road Laurel, MD 20707-6099 Co-Investigator: R. Beal Applied Physics Laboratory Optimization of SAR Parameters for Wave Spectra

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