Project

Soil and crop monitoring from simultaneous mono- and bistatic radar observations (BELSAR)

Code
12L04519
Duration
01 December 2018 → 30 April 2022
Funding
Federal funding: various
Research disciplines
  • Engineering and technology
    • Water resources management
Keywords
radar observations soil moisture
 
Project description

Current radar systems are generally monostatic. The benefit of a bistatic radar system for monitoring soil moisture and crop characteristics has hardly been explored. This project aims to extend and validate theoretical researches with airborne remote sensing observations complimented with in situ observations and alternative remote sensing observations including satellite radar-based observations (Sentinel-1 and Radarsat).