@incollection{fdi:010072214,
  title = {{S}paceborne altimetry and scatterometry backscattering coefficients at {C}- and {K}u-band over {W}est {A}frica},
  author = {{F}atras, {C}. and {F}rappart, {F}. and {M}ougin, {E}. and {F}rison, {P}. {L}. and {F}aye, {G}. and {B}orderies, {P}. and {J}arlan, {L}ionel},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his study presents a comprehensive comparison of radar signatures acquired over {W}est-{A}frica at both {K}u- and {C}- bands using nadir-looking altimeters and side-looking scatterometers that covers the major bioclimatic zones, soil and vegetation types encountered in this region. {T}he backscattering coefficients time series measured by both radar instruments are generated over regional transects and local sites. {M}eridian transects from the wet tropics to the arid regions of the {S}ahara desert point out the spatial and temporal changes of the radar response over the {W}est-{A}frican bioclimatic gradient in terms of surface roughness, land cover and soil wetness. {N}adir looking altimetry appears more sensitive to variations of surface soil moisture than side-looking scatterometry at both {C}- and {K}u-bands. {I}n contrast, the impact of vegetation on the backscattered signals is found to be lower for nadir-looking instruments compared to side-looking ones.},
  keywords = {{AFRIQUE} {DE} {L}'{OUEST} ; {SAHARA} ; {ZONE} {SEMIARIDE} ; {ZONE} {SAHELIENNE} ; {ZONE} {SOUDANOSAHELIENNE} ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE} ; {ZONE} {SOUDANIENNE}},
  booktitle = {2014 {IEEE} international geoscience and remote sensing symposium proceedings},
  numero = {},
  pages = {3327--3330},
  address = {{P}iscataway},
  publisher = {{IEEE}},
  series = {},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1109/igarss.2014.6947192},
  ISBN = {978-1-4799-5775-0},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072214},
}