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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Sensors
3. Microwaves
4. Image Analysis
5. Applications

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Fundamentals of Remote Sensing

Chapter 3
 

3.2 Whiz Quiz

How could we use radar images of different wavelengths and/or polarizations to extract more information about a particular scene? Think back to Chapter 1, the general characteristics of remote sensing images, and Chapter 2, interpretation of data from optical sensors.
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Explain how data from a non-imaging scatterometer could be used to extract more accurate information from an imaging radar.
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