Abstract
The Shuttle Imaging Radar-B experiment consisted of a large number of scientific investigations in the earth sciences. Nine oceanographic experiments were conducted to study the generation and propagation of surface waves, the dynamics of internal waves, oil slick detection, and the properties of southern polar ice. Stereo imaging from space allowed three-dimensional viewing of surface features. Geologic experiments were conducted to study subsurface penetration, structural mapping, and lithologic classification. Imaging radar angular scatterometry was used in the vegetation cover, forest type, and urban areas classification experiments. This article provides an overview of the scientific results, some of which are also presented in this issue.
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Remote sensingStereo imagingRadarGeologyRadar imagingShuttle Radar Topography MissionSpace ShuttleComputer scienceAerospace engineeringEngineeringArtificial intelligence
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- 1986
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- 232
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- 4757
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- 1511-1516
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- 32
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C. Elachi,
J. B. Cimino,
Mark Settle
(1986).
Overview of the Shuttle Imaging Radar-B Preliminary Scientific Results.
Science
, 232
(4757)
, 1511-1516.
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.232.4757.1511
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- DOI
- 10.1126/science.232.4757.1511