USEFULNESS OF IMAGING PASSIVE MICROWAVE FOR RURAL AND URBAN TERRAIN ANALYSIS

In-depth ground truth data has been collected in conjunction with four microwave radiometer (MICRAD) flights. Images were evaluated to determine their information content in studies of the cities of Lost Hills, Coalinga and Bakerfield, California. Results indicate that passive microwave radiometers can yield accurate information for general land use maps. In addition, the agricultural landscapes around Lost Hills and Coalinga were imaged.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of the Environment at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, April 15-19, 1974.
• Corporate Authors:

  Environmental Research Institute of Michigan

  Willow Run Laboratory, 3300 Plymouth Road
  Ann Arbor, MI  United States  48105
• Authors:
  • Brunelle, D N
  • Estes, J E
  • Mel, M R
  • Thaman, R R
  • Evanisko, F E
  • Moore, R P
  • Hawthorne, C A
  • Hooper, J O
• Conference:
  • Int'l Symp on Remote Sensing of the Environ, Proc
• Publication Date: 1974

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 1603-20
• Serial:
  • Volume: 3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Agriculture; Applications; Data collection; General surface features of the earth; Imagery; Land use; Microwave devices; Microwaves; Osmosis; Radiometers; Radiometry; Regional planning; Remote sensing; Terrain evaluation; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Landscape
• Old TRIS Terms: Microwave radiometry; Terrain analysis
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Economics; Highways; Research; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00156375
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 13 1977 12:00AM