Potential of high-resolution detection and retrieval of precipitation fields from X-band spaceborne synthetic aperture radar over land

X-band Synthetic Aperture Radars (X-SARs), able to image the Earth's surface at metric resolution, may provide a unique opportunity to measure rainfall over land with spatial resolution of about few hundred meters, due to the atmospheric moving-target degradation effects. This capability has be...

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Main Authors: F. S. Marzano, S. Mori, M. Chini, L. Pulvirenti, N. Pierdicca, M. Montopoli, J. A. Weinman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-03-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/15/859/2011/hess-15-859-2011.pdf