Introduction to Radar Remote Sensing

Learn radar remote sensing from fundamental physics to planetary applications As imaging radar satellites proliferate and applications expand from geophysical exploration to disaster mitigation, engineers and scientists need rigorous grounding in radar fundamentals.Introduction to Radar Remote Sensing delivers theory and practice from first principles, written by a National Academy of Engineering member who has contributed to NASA missions including NISAR, Voyager, and Cassini.Starting with historical context, this book progresses through electromagnetic theory and radar modalities to modern imaging systems and their applications.These span Earth and planetary ocean, atmosphere, and solid Earth geophysics such as topographic mapping and surface deformation and change.The author derives all relations from original physical principles, making the material applicable beyond radar to any Earth observation system. The book includes: Comprehensive treatment of fundamental radar developments