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BOREAS RSS-16 Level-3b DC-8 AIRSAR SY Images

Overview

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/507
Version1
Project
Published2000-02-21
Updated2023-11-22
Usage317 downloads
Citations1 publication cited this dataset
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Description

Satellite and aircraft SAR data used in conjunction with various ground measurements to determine the moisture regime of the boreal forest. The NASA JPL AIRSAR is a side-looking imaging radar system that utilizes the SAR principle to obtain high resolution images that represent the radar backscatter of the imaged surface atdifferent frequencies and polarizations. The information contained in each pixel of the AIRSAR data represents the radar backscatter for all possible combinations of horizontal and vertical transmit and receive polarizations (i.e., HH, HV, VH, and VV). The level-3b AIRSAR SY data are the JPL synoptic product and contain 3 of the 12 total frequency and polarization combinations that are possible.

Science Keywords

  • SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING
  • RADAR
  • RADAR BACKSCATTER

Data Use and Citation

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Saatchi, S.S. 2000. BOREAS RSS-16 Level-3b DC-8 AIRSAR SY Images. ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/507

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Boreal Ecosystem-Atmosphere Study has 3 companion files.

  • two_d_ref.txt
  • site_ref.txt
  • README

Dataset has 6 companion files.

  • RSS16_AIRSAR_SY.txt
  • RSS16_AIRSAR_SY.pdf
  • airssy3b.def
  • rss16_airsar_sy_l3b_inv.dat
  • RSS16_AIRSAR_SY.doc
  • README