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DESCRIPTION:Reflectometry is a new approach to microwave remote sensing tha
 t utilizes signals of opportunity (SoOp). In this technique\, the powerful
  active navigation and/or digital communication transmitters are re-utiliz
 ed as illuminators in a bistatic radar configuration. This technique repre
 sents similar features of both active radar and passive radiometry\, while
  showing some promise in circumventing some problems in each of those two 
 techniques. The use of existing sources means that the reflectometry instr
 uments are smaller and consume order of magnitude lower power than radars.
  At the same time\, the surface resolution is determined by either the tra
 nsmitter bandwidth or the transmitting frequency and not the antenna size 
 as in radiometry. Furthermore\, measurements can be made in any band prese
 ntly occupied by a transmitter and are not limited only to the spectrum al
 located for scientific applications.\n\nThis presentation will primarily c
 over current ongoing SoOp projects at JPL. The first one is to use P-band 
 signal for measurement of snow properties (snow water equivalent and snow 
 depth) and soil properties (root zone soil moisture). An overview of SNOOP
 I CubeSat mission and airborne SoOpSAR campaign will also be provided. And
  the second one is to use Ku/Ka wideband (>400 MHz) signal to measure ocea
 n properties (sea surface height).\n\nSpeaker(s): Rashmi Shah\, \n\nRoom: 
 Auditorium \, Bldg: Center for Imaging Science - Bldg 76\, Rochester Insti
 tute of Technology\, 54 Lomb Memorial Drive\, Rochester\, New York\, Unite
 d States\, 14623
LOCATION:Room: Auditorium \, Bldg: Center for Imaging Science - Bldg 76\, R
 ochester Institute of Technology\, 54 Lomb Memorial Drive\, Rochester\, Ne
 w York\, United States\, 14623
ORGANIZER:emmett@cis.rit.edu
SEQUENCE:25
SUMMARY:Land and Ocean Remote Sensing Using Signals of Opportunity Reflecto
 metry
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/377922
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Reflectometry is a new approach to microwa
 ve remote sensing that utilizes signals of opportunity (SoOp).&nbsp\; In t
 his technique\, the powerful active navigation and/or digital communicatio
 n transmitters are re-utilized as illuminators in a bistatic radar configu
 ration. This technique represents similar features of both active radar an
 d passive radiometry\, while showing some promise in circumventing some pr
 oblems in each of those two techniques.&nbsp\; The use of existing sources
  means that the reflectometry instruments are smaller and consume order of
  magnitude lower power than radars.&nbsp\; At the same time\, the surface 
 resolution is determined by either the transmitter bandwidth or the transm
 itting frequency and not the antenna size as in radiometry.&nbsp\; Further
 more\, measurements can be made in any band presently occupied by a transm
 itter and are not limited only to the spectrum allocated for scientific ap
 plications.&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n<p>This presentation will primarily cover 
 current ongoing SoOp projects at JPL.&nbsp\; The first one is to use P-ban
 d signal for measurement of snow properties (snow water equivalent and sno
 w depth) and soil properties (root zone soil moisture). An overview of SNO
 OPI CubeSat mission and airborne SoOpSAR campaign will also be provided.&n
 bsp\; And the second one is to use Ku/Ka wideband (&gt\;400 MHz) signal to
  measure ocean properties (sea surface height).</p>
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