• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 1998년도 Proceedings of International Symposium on Remote Sensing
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• pp.180-185
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• 1998

Microwave polarimetric backscattering from a various types of grassland canopies has been analyzed by using the first-order radiative transfer theory in this paper. Leaves in the grassland are modeled by rectangular resistive sheets, which sizes (widths and lengths) and orientations (elevation and azimuth angles) are randomly distributed. Surface roughness and soil moisture of the ground plane under the grass canopy is considered in this computation. The backscattering coefficients of grasslands are computed for different radar parameters (angles, frequencies and Polarizations) as well as different canopy Parameters (size and orientation distributions of leaves, canopy depth, moisture contents of leaves and soil, rms height and correlation length of soil surface). A radar system for 15GHz has been fabricated and used for measurement of the scattering coefficient from a grass canopy. The computation result obtained by the scattering model for the grass canopy is compared with the measurements.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.85-91
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• 2014

Ground-based polarimetric scatterometers have been effective tools to monitor the growth of crop with multi-polarization and frequencies and various incident angles. An important advantage of these systems that can be exploited is temporal observation of a specific crop target. Polarimetric backscatter data at L-, C- and X-bands were acquired every 10 minutes. We analyzed the relationships between L-, C- and X-band signatures, biophysical measurements over the whole corn growth period. The Vertical transmit and Vertical receive polarization (VV) backscattering coefficients for all bands were greater than those of the Horizontal transmit and Horizontal receive polarization (HH) until early-July, and then thereafter HH-polarization was greater than VV-polarization or Horizontal transmit and Vertical receive polarization (HV) until the harvesting stage (Day Of Year, DOY 240). The results of correlation analysis between the backscattering coefficients for all bands and corn growth data showed that L-band HH-polarization (L-HH) was the most suited for monitoring the fresh weight ($r=0.95^{***}$), dry weight ($r=0.95^{***}$), leaf area index ($r=0.86^{**}$), and vegetation water content ($r=0.93^{***}$). Retrieval equations were developed for estimating corn growth parameters using L-HH. The results indicated that L-HH could be used for estimating the vegetation biophysical parameters considered here with high accuracy. Those results can be useful in determining frequency and polarization of satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar stem and in designing a future ground-based microwave system for a long-term monitoring of corn.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.789-802
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• 2021

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) at C-band is an ideal remote sensing system for crop monitoring owing to its short wavelength, which interacts with the upper parts of the crop canopy. This study evaluated the potential of dual polarimetric Sentinel-1 at C-band for monitoring rice phenology. Rice phenological variations occur in a short period. Hence, the short revisit time of Sentinel-1 SAR system can facilitate the tracking of short-term temporal morphological variations in rice crop growth. The sensitivity of SAR backscattering coefficients, backscattering ratio, and polarimetric decomposition parameters on rice phenological stages were investigated through a time-series analysis of 33 Sentinel-1 Single Look Complex images collected from 10th April to 25th October 2020 in Gimhae, South Korea. Based on the observed temporal variations in SAR parameters, we could identify and distinguish the phenological stages of the Gimhae rice growth cycle. The backscattering coefficient in VH polarisation and polarimetric decomposition parameters showed high sensitivity to rice growth. However, amongst SAR parameters estimated in this study, the VH backscattering coefficient realistically identifies all phenological stages, and its temporal variation patterns are preserved in both Sentinel-1A (S1A) and Sentinel-1B (S1B). Polarimetric decomposition parameters exhibited some offsets in successive acquisitions from S1A and S1B. Further studies with data collected from various incidence angles are crucial to determine the impact of different incidence angles on polarimetric decomposition parameters in rice paddy fields.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제11권5호
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• pp.763-772
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• 2000

본 논문에서는 잔디, 채소 등으로 덮힌 풀밭의 마이크로파 편파별 산란 늑성을 분석하는데 이용되는 Radiative Transfer Model(RTM)의 정확성을 검토하였다. 풀팥지역에서의 잎은 사각형 형태의 resistive sheet으로 간주하였고, 잎의 크기와 방향은 불규칙적으로 분포한다고 가정하였다. 지표면의 수분 함유량과 표면 거칠기도 고려하였으며, 이러한 지역에서의 후방 산란 계수의 값들을 계산하였다. 풀밭 변수들과 레이더 변수들에 따른 15GHz 대역의 polarimetric scatterometer 시스템을 사용하여 풀 층에서의 후방 산란계수를 측정하고 이 RTM의 계산 결과와 측정값을 비교하여 RTM 모델의 정확성을 검토하였다.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.369-376
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• 2011

The overall goal of this study was to examine the feasibility of predicting firmness of pear fruit by analyzing laser-induced light backscattering images. Thirty-five image analysis characteristics extracted from the laser-induced light backscattering images were used to build partial least squares regression (PLSR) models for predicting firmness of pear fruit. Experiments were conducted with three sets of pear samples which were in same "Shingo" cultivar, harvested in a same season, but produced in different counties. In every experiments with fruit samples produced in a same county, the correlation coefficients of prediction ($r_p$) and root mean square errors of prediction (RMSEP) of the models were 0.550~0.761 and 4.039~6.154 N, respectively. In an experiment with mixed fruit samples produced in different counties, the $r_p$ and RMSEP of the model were 0.669 and 5.02 N, respectively. The experiment results indicate that the analysis of laser-induced light backscattering images could be a useful tool for predicting firmness of pear fruit nondestructively.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제23권10호
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• pp.1196-1203
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 미소 뮬러 행렬 보정법(differential Mueller matrix calibration technique: DMMCT)을 이용하여 C-밴드의 지상운용용 HPS(Hongik Polarimetric Scatterometer) 시스템을 보정한 연구 결과를 선보인다. 스캐터미터 시스템 보정을 위해 금속구를 이용하여 안테나 주빔에서의 편파 측정한 안테나 패턴을 챔버에서 측정하고, DMMCT를 이용하여 지상운용용 HPS의 왜곡 정도를 분석하여 정확하게 보정한다. 단일 편파 시스템과는 다르게 완전 편파 시스템에서는 후방 산란 계수뿐만 아니라 위상 변수들도 중요하다. 보정된 지상운용용 HPS를 이용하면 논, 맨땅, 작물밭 등의 지표면에 대한 정확한 Mueller 행렬을 얻을 수 있으므로, 후방 산란 계수뿐만 아니라 동일 편파와 교차 편파의 위상 변수들도 정확하게 측정하게 된다. 보정의 정확도는 산란 모델을 이용해 계산한 후방 산란 계수와 측정한 후방 산란 계수의 비교로 확인할 수 있다. 따라서 측정으로 쟁기질 한 밭의 편파 응답 특성을 얻었으며, 이 결과를 이론 모델로 얻은 편파 응답 특성과 비교하여 보정 기술을 검증하였다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.23-31
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• 2013

L, C, X-밴드 마이크로파 산란계 자동측정시스템을 이용하여 밀 생육시기에 따른 밴드 및 편파별 후방산란계수와 생육인자 변화를 측정하였다. 모든 안테나 밴드에서 밀 생육 초기에는 VV-편파가 HH, HV-편파보다 후방산란계수가 높게 나타났다. HH-편파가 VV-편파보다 후방산란계수가 높게 나타나는 시기는 밴드에 따라 차이를 보였다. L-밴드의 경우 3월 28일 (DOY 88), C, X-밴드는 4월 2일 (DOY 93)부터 HH-편파가 다른 편파들 보다 후방산란계수가 높게 나타났다. 모든 안테나에서 편파별 후방산란계수가 5월 16일 (DOY 137)에 최대값을 보였고 그 이후 수확기 (DOY 174, 6월 22일)까지 감소하였는데 초장, 생체중, 건물중, 엽면적지수 등 밀 생육인자들에서도 동일한 경향이 나타났다. 밴드별 후방산란계수와 밀 생육인자들과의 상관관계를 분석한 결과 L-밴드 HH-편파에서 생체중 (r=0.98), 건물중 (r=0.96), 식생 수분함량 (r=0.98) 초장 (r=0.96) 등 모든 밀 생육인자들과 상관계수가 가장 높게 나타났다. L-밴드 HH-편파 후방산란계수를 이용하여 밀 생육인자를 추정한 결과 생체중 ($R^2$=0.98), 건물중 ($R^2$=0.95), 식생 수분함량($R^2$=0.98) 초장 ($R^2$=0.95)의 결정계수가 각각 높게 나타났다. L-밴드 HH-편파 후방산란계수를 이용하는 것이 밀 생육을 가장 높게 예측할 수 있었음을 확인하였다.

• Journal of the korean society of oceanography
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.26-34
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• 2004

The evolution of intricate and striking patterns of suspended sediments (SS), which are created by certain physical dynamics in the East China and Yellow Seas, has been investigated using satellite ocean color imageries and vertical profiles of particle attenuation and backscattering coefficients. The structure of these patterns can reveal a great deal about the process underlying their formation. Sea surface temperature (SST) analyzed from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) thermal infrared data were used to elucidate the physical factors responsible for the evolution of suspended sediment patterns in the East China Sea. The concomitant patterns of suspended sediments were tracked from the Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS) ocean color data. The detailed examination about these patterns gave birth to the definition of the evolution of suspended sediments (SS) into four stages: (1) Youth or Infant stage, (2) Younger stage, (3) Mature stage, and (4) Old stage. We describe about the three directional forces of the tidal currents, ocean warm currents and estuarine circulations that lead to occurrence of various stages of the evolution of suspended sediments that increase turbidity at high levels through out the water column of the inner and outer shelf areas during September to April. The occurrence of these four stages could be repeatedly observed. In contrast, vertical profiles of the particle attenuation ($c_{p}$) and backscattering ($b_{bp}$) coefficients displayed obvious patterns of the propagation of suspended sediment plume from the southwestern coastal sea that leads to eventual collision with the massive sediment plume originating from the Yangtze banks of the East China Sea.

• 대한원격탐사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한원격탐사학회 2004년도 Proceedings of ISRS 2004
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• pp.405-409
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• 2004

We chose the Kushiro wetland in Hokkaido, Japan, as a test site to monitor wetland areas. Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) can carry out continuous observation in any weather conditions, and can therefore be used to observe high humidity areas such as wetlands. We applied multi-parameter SAR data (dual-frequency, multi-polarization, and multi-incidence angle) to monitoring the wetland forest. To find the optimum incidence angle and polarization for monitoring the wetland biomass, a simple backscattering model of wetland vegetation was developed and applied to estimate backscattering coefficients for different biomass and surface conditions.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.653-660
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• 2012

This study classified paddy fields according to rice varieties and monitored temporal changes in rice growth using SAR backscatter coefficients (${\sigma}^{\circ}$). A growing period time-series of backscatter coefficients was set up for nine fine-beam mode RADARSAT-1 SAR images from April to October 2005. The images were compared with field-measured rice growth parameters such as leaf area index (LAI), plant height, fresh and dry biomass, and water content in grain and plants for 45 parcels in Dangjin-gun, Chungnam Province, South Korea. The average backscatter coefficients for early-maturing rice varieties (13 parcels) ranged from -18.17 dB to -6.06 dB and were lower than those for medium-late maturing rice varieties during most of the growing season. Both crops showed the highest backscatter coefficient values at the heading stage (late July) for early-maturing rice, and the difference was greatest before harvest for early-maturing rice. The temporal difference in backscatter coefficients between rice varieties may play a key role in identifying early-maturing rice fields. On the other hand, comparisons with field-measured parameters of rice growth showed that backscatter coefficients decreased or remained on a plateau after the heading stage, even though the growth of the rice canopy had advanced.