In October 1984, SIR-B obtained digital image data of about 6.5 million km2 of the Earth's surface. The coverage is mostly of selected experimental test sites located between latitudes 60 deg north and 60 deg south. Programmed adjustments made to the look angle of the steerable radar antenna and to the flight attitude of the shuttle during the mission permitted collection of multiple-incidence-angle coverage or extended mapping coverage as required for the experiments. The SIR-B images included here are representative of the coverage obtained for scientific studies in geology, cartography, hydrology, vegetation cover, and oceanography. The relations between radar backscatter and incidence angle for discriminating various types of surfaces, and the use of multiple-incidence-angle SIR-B images for stereo measurement and viewing, are illustrated with examples. Interpretation of the images is facilitated by corresponding images or photographs obtained by different sensors or by sketch maps or diagrams.


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    Title :

    Shuttle Imaging Radar Views the Earth from Challenger: The SIR-B Experiment


    Contributors:
    J. P. Ford (author) / J. B. Cimino (author) / B. Holt (author) / M. R. Ruzek (author)

    Publication date :

    1986


    Size :

    146 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English