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  IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2009, July 12-17, 2009, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Proceedings. IEEE 2009 [ contents ]

Alos and other ESA Third Party Missions - Applications for Africa I

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  Rupert Müller, Mathias Schneider, Pullur Variem Rhadadevi, Peter Reinartz, Friedhelm Schwonke: Stereo Evaluation of ALOS PRISM and IKONOS in Yemen. 1-4
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  Francesco Holecz, Massimo Barbieri, Alessio Cantone, Paolo Pasquali, Stefano Monaco: Synergetic Use of Multi-temporal ALOS PALSAR and ENVISAT ASAR Data for Topographic/land Cover Mapping and Monitoring at National Scale in Africa. 5-8
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  Eric Pottier, Laurent Ferro-Famil: Exploitation of ALOS-PALSAR SAR Full-polarimetry Data to the Mapping of an African Region. 9-12
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  Jean-Paul Deroin, Damien Dhont, Majed Jabbour, Jean Chorowicz, Bénédicte Fruneau: Geological Mapping in the Zone of Chotts, Tunisia, using ALOS Sensors. 13-16

Terrasar-X: Scientific Results I

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  Steffen Suchandt, Hartmut Runge, Alexander Kotenkov, Helko Breit, Ulrich Steinbrecher: Extraction of Traffic Flows and Surface Current Information using Terrasar-X Along-track Interferometry Data. 17-21
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  Roland Romeiser, Steffen Suchandt, Hartmut Runge, Ulrich Steinbrecher: Analysis of First Terrasar-X along-track InSAR-derived Surface Current Fields. 22-24
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  Steffen Knospe, Wolfgang Busch: Monitoring a Tunneling in an Urbanized Area with Terrasar-X Interferometry - Surface Deformation Measurements and Atmospheric Error Treatment. 25-28
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  Stephane Mermoz, Sophie Allain, Monique Bernier, Eric Pottier: Investigation of Radarsat-2 and Terrasar-X Data for River Ice Classification. 29-32
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  Sébastien Garrigues, Stéphane May, Nicolas Baghdadi, Isabelle Champion, Jean-Luc Froger, Thierry Rabaute, Philippe Durand, Nadine Pourthié: Multi-thematic Exploitation of TerraSAR-X Images in the Context of the Kalideos Reference Dataseis. 33-36

Bistatic SAR

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  Sergi Duque, Paco López-Dekker, Jordi J. Mallorquí, Adib Y. Nashashibi, Amit M. Patel: Experimental Results with Bistatic SAR Tomography. 37-40
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  Ying Yu, Xiaoqing Wang, Minhui Zhu, Jinsong Chong: Study on Bistatic SAR Ocean Wave Imaging Mechanism. 41-44
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  Xiaolan Qiu, Donghui Hu, Chibiao Ding: A New Calculation Method of NuSAR for Translational Variant Bistatic SAR. 45-48
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  Jie Zhen, Zhenhua Zhang, Shunjun Wu: A GPS Signal based Numeric Range Migration Algorithm of Space-surface Bistatic SAR. 49-52
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  Zhenhua Zhang, Mengdao Xing, Lianghai Li, Jie Zhen, Zheng Bao: Chirp Scaling Algorithm for Parallel Bistatic SAR Data Processing. 53-56

Student Paper Contest I

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  Veraldo Liesenberg, Hans-Dieter Viktor Boehm, Richard Gloaguen: The Contribution of CHRIS/PROBA Data for Tropical Peat Swamp Landscape Discrimination Purposes. 57-60
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  Claudio Persello, Lorenzo Bruzzone: A Novel Approach to the Selection of Spatially Invariant Features for Classification of Hyperspectral Images. 61-64
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  Devis Tuia, Giona Matasci, Gustavo Camps-Valls, Mikhail F. Kanevski: Learning the Relevant Image Features with Multiple Kernels. 65-68

Hyperspectral Imagers: Calibration, Modeling & Compensation I

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  Daniel Korwan, Robert Lucke, Norman McGlothlin, Steven Butcher, Daniel Wood, Jeffrey Bowles, Michael Corson, William Snyder, Curtiss O. Davis, Davidson Chen: Laboratory Characterization of the Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean (HICO). 69-72
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  Donatella Guzzi, Alessandro Barducci, Paolo Marcoionni, Ivan Pippi: An Atmospheric Correction Iterative Method for High Spectral Resolution Aerospace Imaging Spectrometers. 73-76
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  John T. Woodward, Steven W. Brown, Allan W. Smith, Keith R. Lykke: Hyperspectral Imager Characterization and Calibration. 77-80
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  Francesco Dell'Endice: Calibration Algorithms for an Imaging Spectrometer. 81-84

Rough Surface Scattering Techniques

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  Nicolas Pinel, Christophe Bourlier: Unpolarized Infrared Emissivity of Oil Films on Sea Surfaces. 85-88
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  Yisok Oh, Ji-Hwan Hwang: Hybrid of the Method of Moments/ Monte Carlo Technique and a Surface Scattering Model for Estimating the Radar Backscatters of Harvested Farm Fields. 89-92
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  Bin Liu, Yang Du: A Fast Numerical Method for Scattering from Dielectric Rough Surfaces. 93-96
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  Ding Liang, Peng Xu, Kun-Shan Chen, Zhiqian Gui, Leung Tsang: Bistatic Reflection and Transmission of Electromagnetic Scattering by Rough Surfaces with Large Heights and Slopes. 97-100
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  Yisok Oh, Soon-Gu Kwon: Development of a Simple Scattering Model for Vegetation Canopies and Examination of its Validity with Scatterometer Measurements of Green-onion Fields. 101-104

Sensors and Algorithms for Landmine Detection

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  Mu-Hsin Wei, Waymond R. Scott, James H. McClellan: Estimation and Application of Discrete Spectrum of Relaxations for Electromagnetic Induction Responses. 105-108
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  Michael McFadden, Waymond R. Scott: Numerical Modeling of a Spiral-antenna GPR System. 109-112
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  Nasser M. Nasrabadi: Wiener Prediction-based Change Detection for Locating Mines in Multilook SAR Imagery. 113-116
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  Andrea Bulletti, Samuela Valentini, Giovanni Borgioli, Lorenzo Capineri, Marco Calzolai, Marina Mazzoni: A Study of Acoustic Methods for Compliant Landmines Detection by using the Surface Acceleration Parameter. 117-120
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  Leonardo Lizzi, Federico Viani, Paolo Rocca, Giacomo Oliveri, Manuel Benedetti, Andrea Massa: Three-dimensional Real-time Localization of Subsurface Objects - from Theory to Experimental Validation. 121-124

Target and Object Detection

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  Yakoub Bazi, Farid Melgani, Hamed D. Al-Sharari: An Automatic Method for Counting Olive Trees in Very High Spatial Remote Sensing Images. 125-128
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  Julien Michel, Cyrille Valladeau, Jordi Inglada: Focus Pre-processing Chain for Object Detection in High Resolution Remote Sensing Images. 129-132
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  Murat Dundar: Target Detection with Spatio-spectral Data via Concordance Learning. 133-135
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  Andrea Garzelli, Luca Capobianco, Filippo Nencini: On the Effects of Pan-sharpening to Target Detection. 136-139
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  Hamdi Jenzri, Riadh Abdelfattah: Contribution of the Inter-channel Polarimetric Coherence for Soil Classification. 140-143

Active/Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Terrestrial Snow I

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  Helmut Rott, Markus Heidinger, Thomas Nagler, Donald W. Cline, Simon Yueh: Retrieval of Snow Parameters from Ku-band and X-band Radar Backscatter Measurements. 144-147
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  Xiaolan Xu, Ding Liang, Konstantinos Andreadis, Leung Tsang, Edward Josberger: Comparison with CLPX II Airborne Data using DMRT Model. 148-151
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  Jinyang Du, Jiancheng Shi: Estimation of Snow Water Equivelant using a Parameterized Snow Model. 152-155
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  Martti Hallikainen, Juha Lemmetyinen, Pauli Sievinen: Experimental and Modeling Studies of Microwave Remote Sensing of Seasonal Snow. 156-157

Frequency Allocation for Remote Sensing and RFI Mitigation for Microwave Radiometry

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  Ninoslav Majurec, James Park, Noppasin Niamsuwan, Mark Frankford, Joel T. Johnson: Airborne L-band RFI Observations in the smapvex08 Campaign with the L-band Interference Suppressing Radiometer. 158-161
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  Sidharth Misra, Christopher Ruf: Inversion Algorithm for Estimating Radio Frequency Interference Characteristics based on Kurtosis Measurements. 162-165
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  Baris Guner, Joel T. Johnson, Ninoslav Majurec: Performance Analysis of a Cross-frequency Detector of Pulsed Sinusoidal RFI in Microwave Radiometry. 166-169

GNSS Remote Sensing of Atmosphere, Ocean and Land I

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  Alejandro Egido, Matthieu Delas, Miquel Garcia, Marco Caparrini: Non-space Applications of GNSS-R: From Research to Operational Services. Examples of Water and Land Monitoring Systems. 170-173
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  Salvatore D'Addio, Manuel Martín-Neira: Advanced Paris Altimeter based on Delay Compensation of Doppler Waveforms. 174-177
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  Valery U. Zavorotny, Dennis M. Akos, Edward Walsh: Comparing Wind Speed Retrievals from GPS Reflectometry with SFMR Surface Wind Speeds in Huricane Ike (2008). 178-181
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  Maria Paola Clarizia, Maurizio di Bisceglie, Carmela Galdi, Christine Gommenginger, Meric Srokosz: Simulation of GNSS-R Returns for Delay-DOPPLER Analysis of the Ocean Surface. 182-185

Remote Sensing for a Better Understanding of Savanna Processes and Dynamics I

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  Alecia Kirton, Robert Scholes, Michel M. Verstraete, Sally Archibald, Kathleen Mennell, Gregory Asner: Detailed Structural Characterisation of the Savanna Flux Site at Skukuza, South Africa. 186-189
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  Moses Azong Cho, Pravesh Debba, Renaud Mathieu, Bongani Majeke, Jan van Aardt: Spectral Variability within Species and its Effects on Savanna Tree Species Discrimination. 190-193
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  Renaud Mathieu, Konrad J. Wessels, Gregory Asner, David Knapp, Jan van Aardt, Moses Azong Cho, Barend Erasmus, Izak Smit: Tree Cover, Tree Height and Bare Soil Cover Differences along a Land Use Degradation Gradient in Semi-arid Savannas, South Africa. 194-197
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  Jolene Fisher, Barend Erasmus, Edward Witkowski, Jan van Aardt, Gregory Asner, Ty Kennedy-Bowdoin, David Knapp, Ruth Emerson, James Jacobson, Renaud Mathieu, Konrad J. Wessels: Three-dimensional Woody Vegetation Structure across Different Land-use Types and -land-use Intensities in a Semi-arid Savanna. 198-201

ALOS and other ESA Third Party Missions - Applications for Africa II

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  Luis Alonso, Luis Gómez-Chova, José F. Moreno, Luis Guanter, Carsten Brockmann, Norman Fomferra, Ralf Quast, Peter Regner: CHRIS/Proba Toolbox for Hyperspectral and Multiangular Data Exploitations. 202-205
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  Gemma F. Cassells, Iain H. Woodhouse, Edward Mitchard, Mavuto Tembo: The Use of ALOS PALSAR for Supporting Sustainable Forest Use in Southern Africa: A Case Study in Malawi. 206-209
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  Christelle Wauthier, Anneleen Oyen, Petar Marinkovic, Valérie Cayol, José Fernández, Pablo Gonzalez, Ramon F. Hanssen, François Kervyn, Nicolas d'Oreye, Manoochehr Shirzaei, Thomas R. Walter: L-band and C-band InSAR Studies of African Volcanic Areas. 210-213
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  Jeanine Engelbrecht: Synthetic Aperture Radar Data Employed for Soil Moisture Estimation in the Piketberg Region, South Africa. 214-217

TERRASAR-X: Scientific Results II

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  Olivier Harant, Renaud Fallourd, Lionel Bombrun, Michel Gay, Emmanuel Trouvé, Gabriel Vasile, Jean-Marie Nicolas: Preliminary Terrasar-X Observations for Temperate Glaciers on the Chamonix Mont Blanc Test Site. 218-221
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  Thomas Busche, Irena Hajnsek, Konstantinos Papathanassiou, Thomas Krumpen, Lasse Rabenstein, Jens Hoelemann, Christian Haas, Sascha Willmes: Comparison of Helicopter-borne Thin Sea Ice Thickness Profiles with Polarimetric Signatures of Dual-pol Terrasar-X Data. 222-225
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  Kenneth C. Jezek, Dana Floricioiu, Katy Farness, Nestor Yague-Martinez, Michael Eineder: TerraSAR-X Observations of the Recovery Glacier System, Antarctica. 226-229
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  Ken Whitehead, Brian Moorman, Pablo Wainstein: Determination of Variations in Glacier Surface Movements through High Resolution Interferometry; Bylot Island, Canada. 230-233

Bistatic SAR: Instruments, Experiments and Applications

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  Daniel Henke, Arnold Barmettler, Erich Meier: Bistatic Experiment with the UWB-CARABAS Sensor - First Results and Prospects of Future Applications. 234-237
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  Ingo Walterscheid, Thomas Espeter, Christoph H. Gierull, Jens Klare, Andreas R. Brenner, Joachim H. G. Ender: Results and Analysis of Hybrid Bistatic SAR Experiments with Spaceborne, Airborne and Stationary Sensors. 238-241
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  Marc Rodriguez-Cassola, Pau Prats, Stefan V. Baumgartner, Gerhard Krieger, Anton Nottensteiner, Ralf Horn, Irena Hajnsek, Alberto Moreira: New Processing Approach and Results for Bistatic TerraSAR-X/F-SAR Spaceborne-airborne Experiments. 242-245
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  Sergi Duque, Paco López-Dekker, Jordi J. Mallorquí, Juan Carlos Merlano: Repeat-pass Interferometry using a Fixed-receiver and ERS-2/ENVISAT as Transmitters of Opportunity. 246-249

Student Paper Contest II

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  Adel Elsherbini, Kamal Sarabandi: Topography of Sand Covered Bedrock using Two-frequency Airborne Interferometric SAR Measurements. 250-253
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  Yong-Sheng Zhou, Wen Hong, Fang Cao: Investigation on the Applications of Decorrelation Analysis in Polarimetric SAR Interferometry. 254-257
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  Fikadu T. Dagefu, Kamal Sarabandi: High Resolution Subsurface Imaging of Deep Targets based on Distributed Sensor Networks. 258-261

Hyperspectral Imagers: Calibration, Modeling & Compensation II

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  Alexander Berk, Gail P. Anderson, Prabhat Acharya, Brett Gossage: Recent Developments in the MODTRAN® Atmospheric Model and Implications for Hyperspectral Compensation. 262-265
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  Pedro Latorre Carmona, José F. Moreno, Filiberto Pla, Crystal Schaaf: Affine Compensation of Illumination in Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Images. 266-269
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  Gerald W. Felde, Gail P. Anderson, Thomas W. Cooley, Robert W. McMullen: Atmospheric Compensation for Imaging Spectrometer Systems with Changing Imaging Geometry. 270-273

Volume Scattering

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  Magdalena D. Anguelova, Peter W. Gaiser, Victor Raizer: Foam Emissivity Models for Microwave Observations of Oceans From Space. 274-277
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  Rachid Rahmoune, Andrea Della Vecchia, Paolo Ferrazzoli, Leila Guerriero, Fernando Martín-Porqueras: Refinements and Tests of a Microwave Emission Model for Forests. 278-281
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  Ferdinando Nunziata, Attilio Gambardella, Maurizio Migliaccio: A Unified Polarimetric Approach for SAR Sea Oil Slick Observation. 282-285

The Use of Ocean Colour Data at Regional Scales: Methodological Considerations and Applications

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  Milton Kampel, Shubha Sathyendranath, Salvador A. Gaeta: Satellite Estimates of Phytoplankton Primary Production at Santos Bight, Southwestern-south Atlantic: Comparison of Algorithms. 286-289

Hyperspectral Image Classification and Feature Extraction

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  Goo Jun, Joydeep Ghosh: Spatially Adaptive Classification of Hyperspectral Data with Gaussian Processes. 290-293
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  Lena Chang, Ching-Min Cheng, Yang-Lang Chang: An Efficient Hierarchical Hyperspectral Image Classification using Binary Quaternion-moment-preserving Thresholding Technique. 294-297
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  Pravesh Debba: Abundance Estimation of Spectrally Similar Minerals. 298-301
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  Abdelhamid Daamouche, Farid Melgani, Latifa Hamami: Optimizing Wavelets for Hyperspectral Image Classification. 302-305
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  Ryuei Nishii, T. Ozaki, Yoko Sawamura: Semi-supervised Contextual Classification and Unmixing of Hyperspectral Data based on Mixture Distributions. 306-309

Active/Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Terrestrial Snow II

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  Lingmei Jiang, Saibun Tjuatja, Jiancheng Shi, Jinyang Du: Modeling of Emission from Snow-covered Ground for Passive Microwave Remote Sensing. 310-313
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  Tianjie Zhao, Lixin Zhang, Lingmei Jiang, Jiancheng Shi, Shaojie Zhao, Jinmei Pan, Linna Chai, Yongpan Zhang: A Combined Microwave Emission Model for Cold Land. 314-317
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  Jarkko Koskinen, Jouni Pulliainen, Kari Luojus: Monitoring of Snow Cover Properties during the Spring Melting Period in Forested Areas. 318-321

GNSS Remote Sensing of Atmosphere, Ocean and Land II

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  Manuel Martín-Neira, Salvatore D'Addio, Christopher Buck, Nicolas Floury, Roberto Prieto-Cerdeira: The PARIS in-orbit Demonstrator. 322-325
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  Chris Rizos, Samsung Lim, Tajul Musa, Shahrum Ses, Amir Sharifuddin, Kefei Zhang: Atmospheric Remote Sensing using GNSS in the Australasian Region: From Temperate Climates to the Tropics. 326-329

Remote Sensing for a Better Understanding of Savanna Processes and Dynamics II

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  Garth Stephenson, Adriaan Van Niekerk: A Cost-effective, Rule-based Technique to Improve Forestry Inventory on a National Scale. 330-333
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  Jiaying Wu, Jan van Aardt, Gregory Asner, Renaud Mathieu, Ty Kennedy-Bowdoin, David Knapp, Konrad J. Wessels, Barend Erasmus, Izak Smit: Connecting the Dots between Laser Waveforms and Herbaceous Biomass for Assessment of Land Degradation using Small-footprint Waveform LiDAR Data. 334-337
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  Michel M. Verstraete, Linda A. Hunt, Robert Scholes: Using MISR Full Spatial Resolution Level 1B2 Data to Characterize the Savannah Environment around the Skukuza CSIR Research Site. 338-341

Geological Applications I

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  Qulin Tan, JiaoJiao Gao, Xiaofang Li: Application of SAR Remote Sensing Data to Lithological Mapping: A Case Study in Railway Geological Survey. 342-344
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  Ning Tu, Wen-kai Lu: Inverse Q Filtering to Enhance Seismic Resolution. 345-348
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  Yun Shao, Shiang Wang, Wei Tian, Huaze Gong, Fengli Zhang: Fast Extracting and Change Detection of Dammed Lakes using Highresolution SAR Images: A Case Study of Tangjiashan Dammed Lake. 349-352
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  Alexandra Kaessner, Richard Gloaguen: Neotectonic Information from Drainage Basin Geometry in the Tajik Depression. 353-356
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  Yu Chen, Qizhong Lin, Huadong Guo, Yongmin Wei, Qinjun Wang: A Suitable Solution for Extraction of Alteration Anomalies from the Remote Sensing Data: A Case Study of the Baogutu Porphyry Copper Deposit Intrusion, Xinjiang, China using Aster Data. 357-360
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  Yu Jie-qing, Wu Li-xin: Spatial Subdivision and Coding of a Global three-dimensional Grid: Spheoid Degenerated-Octree Grid. 361-364
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  Daqing Ge, Yan Wang, Ling Zhang, Xiaofang Guo: Using permanent Scatterer InSAR to Detect Land Subsidence and Ground Fissures: A Case Study in Xi'an City. 365-368
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  Syed Amer Mahmood, Faisal Shahzad, Richard Gloaguen: Remote Sensing Analysis of Quaternary Deformation using River Networks in Hindukush Region. 369-372

Geological Applications II

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  Qiming Qin, Baishou Li, Xia Ye, Hongbo Jiang, Rongbo Cui, Wei Tian: A Study on Recognition Characterization of Passive Super Low Frequency Electromagnetic Exploring Curves of Goaf. 373-375
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  Rongbo Cui, Qiming Qin, Baishou Li, Qingpei Wang: Design and Development of Passive Super Low Frequency Electromagnetic Data Processing Software. 376-379
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  Richard Gloaguen, Mathias Leidig, Christoff Andermann: Remote Sensing Erosion Estimation. 378-383
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  Ji Wang, Wen-Kai Lu: A Method of Correction for Marine Seismic Acquisition. 384-387
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  Che De-fu, Xiu Chun-hua, Yin Zuo-ru: Research on Method for 3D Urban Geological Modeling. 388-391
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  Yong You, Jinfeng Liu, Xingzhang Chen, Huali Pan: A Convenient Designation for the Optimal Hydraulic Cross-section of "Rectangle-V" shaped Drainage Canal of Viscous Debris Flow. 392-395
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  Lin Zhu, Huili Gong, Xiaojuan Li, Yaoming Su, Lingling Jing: Research on Driving Factors of Land Subsidence with Remote Sensing Technology. 396-399

Geological Applications III

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  Byeong-pyo Jeong, Masafumi Hosokawa, Shisaku Zama, Osamu Takizawa: Estimation of Seismic Intensity due to the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake. 400-403
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  Yang Tu, Qi Li, Runda Liu: A Geospatial Information Portal for Emergency Management of Natural Disasters. 404-407
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  Xingzhang Chen, Yong You, Peng Cui, Jinfeng Liu: Characteristics and Risk Analysis of Qinglin Debris Flow induced by "5.12" Wenchuan Earthquake in Beichuan County, Sichuan, China. 408-411
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  Shanjun Liu, Lihua Cui, Lixin Wu, Zhi Wang: Analysis on the Water Vapor Anomaly before Wenchuan Earthquake based on MODIS Data. 412-415
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  Christelle Wauthier, Valérie Cayol, François Kervyn, Nicolas d'Oreye: The January 2002 Eruption of Nyiragongo Volcano (DRC) captured by InSAR. 416-419
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  Masafumi Hosokawa, Byeong-pyo Jeong, Osamu Takizawa: Earthquake Intensity Estimation and Damage Detection using Remote Sensing Data for Global Rescue Operations. 420-423

Lidar Sensing

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  Sivakumar Venkataraman, Melaku Tesfaye, Joel Botai, Dineo Moema, Ameeth Sharma, Christoph Bollig, C. J. D. Hannes Rautenbach: CSIR-NLC Mobile LIDAR for Atmosphere Remote Sensing. 424-427
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  Wenjian Ni, Guoqing Sun, Zhifeng Guo, Yong Pang: Characterization of Soil Surface Roughness from Terrestrial Laser Scanner Data. 428-431
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  Shalei Song, Pingxiang Li, Wei Gong, Liangpei Zhang, Bo Zhu, Lilei Lv, Daoxi Zhang: Spectral Ratio Lidar for Objects Detection. 432-435
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  Zhi Wang, Lixin Wu: Automated Extraction of Building Geometric Features from Raw LiDAR Data. 436-439
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  Gérard Berginc, Michel Jouffroy: Simulation of 3D Laser Systems. 440-443

Hyperspectral and Optical Sensing

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  Yuanfeng Wu, Bing Zhang, Junsheng Li, Hao Zhang, Qian Shen, Di Wu: A First Approach to Automatic Monitoring Prodedure of Case II Water Quality from HJ-1 Satellite Images. 444-447
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  Xiuhong Sun, William Chen: A Dual-Swath BuckEye EO Imaging System and its Applications for Emergency Response to Natural Disasters. 448-451
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  Sagi Faran, Itay Eshet, Nissim Yehezkel, Jonathan Molcho: Estimation of the MTF of a Satellite Imaging-system from Celestial Scenes. 452-455
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  Fumihiro Sakuma, Shuji Kawakami, Akihiko Kuze: Size-of-source Effect and Distance Effect Estimation of Three Transfer Radiometers for Preflight Cross-calibration Experiment. 456-459
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  Ali Al Suwaidi, Adnan Al Rais, Hosni Ghedira, Marouane Temimi: Developing a Neural-network-based "BRDF" Tool for the UAE Coastal and Inland Zones. 460-463
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  Alessandro Barducci, Francesco Castagnoli, Guido Castellini, Donatella Guzzi, Paolo Marcoionni, Ivan Pippi: ALISEO on MIOSat: An Aerospace Imaging Interferometer for Earth Observation. 464-467

Ocean Biology Posters

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  Zhongfeng Qiu, Andrea Doglioli, Francois Carlotti: Zooplankton Transport and Distributions in the Gulf of Lions: Estimates from a Lagrangian Model and Optical Remote Sensing Data. 468-471
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  Chuqun Chen, Shilin Tang, Ping Shii, Haigang Zhan: Remotely-sensed Investigation of the Impact of Yangtze River's Discharge to the East China Sea. 472-475
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  Liis Sipelgas, Urmas Raudsepp: Monitoring of Harbor Dredging using Remote Sensing and Optical in Situ Data. 476-478

Ocean Remote Sensing: Measurements and Simulations

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  Maged Marghany: 3D Coastal Bathymetry Reconstruction using TOPSAR Data. 479-482
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  Jean-François Nouvel, Jean-Claude Souyris: Radar Signal Retrodiffusion by Water Surface. 483-486
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  Maged Marghany: Finite Difference Model for Modeling Sea Surface Current from RADARSAT-1 SAR Data. 487-490
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  Ding Guo, Xingfa Gu, Tao Yu, Xiaoyin Li, Jingjun Zheng, Hui Xu: Sea Surface Simulation for SAR Remote Sensing based on the Fractal Model. 491-494
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  Roberto Sabia, Adriano Camps, Marco Talone, Mercè Vall-Llossera, Jordi Font: Meridional Variability in SMOS Salinity Retrievals: Trade-off between Sensitivity to Geophysical Effects and Increased Temporal Sampling. 495-498
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  Jingsong Yang, Xiaoyan Chen, Rong Zhang, Juan Wang, Weigen Huang: Characteristics of Significant Wave Height in China Seas and their Adjacent Waters from Merged Altimetry Data. 499-502
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  Félix Rodríguez Rodríguez, Manuel Barrena García: Spatio-temporal Indexing of the Quikscat Wind Data. 503-506

Atmospheric Sensing, Aerosols and Chemistry

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  Shenshen Li, Liangfu Chen, Fengbin Zheng, Dong Han, Zifeng Wang: Design and Application of Haze Optic Thickness Retrieval Model for Beijing Olympic Games. 507-510
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  Dong Han, Liangfu Chen, Weimin Wu, Shenshen Li, Zifeng Wang: Retreival of Tropospheric Nitrogen Dioxide Vertical Column Density during the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. 511-514
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  Shenshen Li, Liangfu Chen, Zhongting Wang, Qing Li, Fengbin Zheng: Research on Dark Dense Vegetation Algorithm based on Environmental Satellite CCD DATA. 515-518
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  Carlo Capsoni, Lorenzo Luini: A Technique to Derive the Spatial Distribution of Rain Intensity from NWP Data. 519-522
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  Zhongting Wang, Lijuan Zhang, Liangfu Chen, Qing Li, Shenshen Li, Ying Zhang, Zifeng Wang, Chao Yu: The Retrieval of Aerosol over Land Surfaces from CBERS02B in Beijing Area. 523-526
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  Ning Wang, Bo-Hui Tang, Zhao-Liang Li: Simultaneous Retrieval of Geophysical Properties and Atmospheric Parameters from the Infrared Hyperspectral Resolution Sounding Data using Neural Network Technique. 527-530
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  Santo V. Salinas, Boon N. Chew, Soo Chin Liew: Characterization of Aerosol Physical and Optical Properties from a Combination of Ground-based and Hand-held Sun-photometer Data of Singapore. 531-534
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  Abdulla Bushahab, Ali Al Suwaidi, Hosni Ghedira, Khaled Mubarak: Fog Forecasting, Detection and Monitoring in the UAE using SEVIRI-MSG Data. 535-538

UAV and Airborne Sensing

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  M. Jayachandran, J. Manikandan, Yousef Hwegy: Design of a Stand Alone Navigation System using Position Estimation Algorithm. 539-542
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  Rene Acevo-Herrera, Albert Aguasca, Jordi J. Mallorquí, Xavier Fàbregas: High-compacted FM-CW SAR for Boarding on Small UAVs. 543-546
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  Lei Yan, Huabo Sun, Hongzhao Tang, Pengqi Gao, Rui Liang: The Design and Implementation for UAV Polarization Remote Sensing System. 547-550
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  Koen Douterloigne, Sidharta Gautama, Wilfried Philips: Fully Automatic and Robust UAV Camera Calibration using Chessboard Patterns. 551-554
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  Austin M. Jensen, Yiding Han, Yangquan Chen: Using Aerial Images to Calibrate the Inertial Sensors of a Low-cost Multispectral Autonomous Remote Sensing Platform (AggieAir). 555-558

Land Surface Snow and Ice B

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  James L. Foster, Dorothy K. Hall, John Eylander: A New, Blended Snow Product using Visible, Microwave and Scatterometer Satellite Data. 559-562
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  Panu Lahtinen, Aydin Gurol Erturk, Jouni Pulliainen, Jarkko Koskinen: Merging Flat/Forest and Mountainous Snow Products for Extended European Area. 563-566
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  Hongbo Jiang, Qiming Qin, Ning Zhang, Shaohua Zhao, Lin You, Heng Dong: A Comparative Study on Snow Cover Monitoring of Different Spatial Resolution Remote Sensing Images. 567-570

Land Surface Snow and Ice A

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  Linda Hayden, Je'aime Powell, Eric Akers: Establishing Field and Base Camp Servers for Remote sensing of Ice Sheets in Ilulissat, Greenland. 571-573
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  Lei Huang, Zhen Li: Derivation of Glacier Velocity from SAR and Optical Data with Feature Tracking. 574-577
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  Zhen Li, Jianmin Zhou, Bangsen Tian: The Glacier Movement Estimation and Analysis with InSAR in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. 578-581
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  Shiqiang Zhang, Xiaowen Zhang: Evaluation of Glacier Runoff in Tailan Basin by Monthly Degree-day Model. 582-585
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  Jinsong Wang, Hongfen Zhang, Zhiguo Liu, Bin Huang: Distribution of Winter Frozen Soil Depth in Qilian Mountain and its Response to Temperature Change. 586-589
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  Rivo Uiboupin, Liis Sipelgas: Sea Ice Concentration and Type Analysis from Dual Pol Radarsat-2 and Modis Images in the Baltic Sea. 590-593
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  William A. Blake, Carl Leuschen, Claude Laird, Dorthe Dahl-Jensen: Ground based SAR Survey of Basal Interface at NEEM Drill Site. 594-597
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  Louis-Philippe Rousseau, Ramata Magagi, Robert Leconte, Aaron Berg, Brenda Toth: Potentials of RADARSAT-2 Data to Monitor Freezing/Thawing Cycles over Agricultural Lands in Canada. 598-601

Land Surface Snow and Ice C

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  Astghik Hambaryan, Artashes Arakelyan, Hrant Muradyan, Vanik Karyan, Gagik Hovhannisyan, Arsen Arakelyan, Melanya Grigoryan, Izabela Hakobyan, Mushegh R. Manukyan: The Results of Preliminary Measurements of Snow and Water Ice Microwave Reflection and Emission Angular Dependences at 5, 6GHz. 602-605
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  Jonathan Cheung-Wai Chan, Jeremy Van Ophem, Philippe Huybrecht: Estimation of Accumulation Area Ratio of a Glacier from Multitemporal Satellite Images using Spectral Unmixing. 606-609
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  Yubao Qiu, Jiancheng Shi, Juha Lemmetyinen, Anna Kontu, Jouni Pulliainen, Huadong Guo, James R. Wang, Lingmei Jiang, Martti Hallikainen, Li Zhang: The Atmosphere Influence to AMSR-E Measurements over Snow-covered Areas: Simulation and Experiments. 610-613
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  Sheng Chang, Jiancheng Shi, Lingmei Jiang, Lixin Zhang, Hu Yang: Improved Snow Depth Retrieval Algorithm in China Area using Passive Microwave Remote Sensing Data. 614-617
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  Xiaojun Yin, Jiancheng Shi, Jinyang Du, Lingmei Jiang: Evaluating Snow Depth in Western China based on Passive Microwave Remote Sensing. 618-622
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  Jing Li, Yu Sheng, Shixing Jiao, Guojing Yang: Analysis on Factors Affecting the Development of Alpine Permafrost in Central-Eastern Qilianshan Mountains, Northwest China. 623-625
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  Yu Liu, Lingmei Jiang, Jiancheng Shi, Lixin Zhang, Jinmei Pan, Shaojie Zhao, Yongpan Zhang: Measurement and Simulation of the Snow Properties at an Alpine Valley Site. 626-629
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  Gulab Singh, Gopalan Venkataraman: Snow Density Estimation using Polarimitric ASAR Data. 630-633
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  Xudong Liu, Yalan Liu, Li Li, Yuhuan Ren: Disaster Monitoring and Early-warning System for Snow Avalanche along Tianshan Highway. 634-637

Geospatial Analysis and Applications

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  Chunxia Yuan, Yaowen Xie, Chuanyan Zhao, Zhaodong Feng: Establishment and Application of NWA System in Watershed Ecosystem Quality Assessment based on RS and GIS. 638-641
• 
  Ruoming Shi, Min Xu, Ling Zhu: New Techniques of Remote Sensing in the University of Architecture and Planning. 642-645
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  Deng Mengzhi, Wu Daihui, Li Fuxiri, Fan Wenjie: Study on Tobacco Spatial Agglomeration Pattern based on Remote Sensing and GIS Methods in Henan Province, China. 646-649
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  Dongwei Qiu, Mingyi Du, Shuqiang Lu, Ruoming Shi: High-speed Railway Location Design using GIS. 650-653
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  Wenbin He, Zheng Niu, Lijiao Liang: An Improved Fractal Construction on 3D DEM Terrain Profile. 654-657
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  Lili Jiang, Qingwen Qi, An Zhang: How to Decide the Units of Drainage Pattern of Generalization. 658-661
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  Zhao Junsan: GIS-based Support Models for the Development of Erhai Lake Watershed Management Information System. 662-665
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  Wensheng Zhou, Feng Mao, Ze Liu, Qiang Li, Qiang Fu: Research and Application of Planning Support System based on 3S Technique for Post-disaster Reconstruction after Wenchuan Earthquake in China. 666-679

Electromagnetics and Radiative Transfer

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  Guijun Yang, Qinhuo Liu, Zhurong Xing, Wenjiang Huang, Xian Li: Simulation System Development of Infrared Remote Sensing Images: HJ-1B Case. 670-673
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  Selim Seker, Roger H. Lang: A Discrete Interferometric Model for a Layer of Random Medium. 674-677
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  Shaojie Zhao, Lixin Zhang, Yongpan Zhang, Lingmei Jiang, Weipo Xing, Tianjie Zhao: The Coherent Microwave Emission of Freezing Soil: Experimental Research and Model Simulation. 678-681
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  Xiaoying OuYang, Xinghong Wang, Bo-Hui Tang, Zhao-Liang Li: Sensitive Analysis of Various Measurement Errors on Tempearture and Emissivity Separation Method with Hyperspectral Data. 682-685
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  Yanjuan Yao, Qiang Liu, Qinhuo Liu: Canopy Modeling and Validation for Row Planted Crops of Key Growth Stages. 686-689
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  Ruofei Zhong, Qin Li, Wenji Zhao: Experiments of Soil Moisture Retrieval based on Extended Kalman Filter. 690-693
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  Jie Guang, Yong Xue, Xiaowen Li, Ying Wan, Yingjie Li, Jianwen Ai, Linyan Bai, Linlu Mei: Synthetic Retrieval of Aerosol Optical Depth and Surface Reflectance using Terra and Aqua Platforms in Semi-arid Regions. 694-697
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  Katarzyna Dabrowska-Zielinska, Andrzej Ciolkosz, Wanda Kowalik, Maria Budzynska: Microwave Satellite Data Applied for Agriculture area - Case study - Poland. 698-701
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  Bartolomeo Ventura, Domenico Casarano, Claudia Notarnicola, Michael Janssen, Francesco Posa: Combined Use of Cassini Radar Active and Passive Measurements to Characterize Titan Morphology. 702-705
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  Ji Zhu, Jiancheng Shi, Hanfang Chu, Qiang Feng, Angsheng Wang: An Improvement of Method for Monitoring Drought using Remote Sensing. 706-709
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  Zengcan Liu, Yan Chen, Mingquan Jia, Ling Tong, Chunliang Xu: Study on the Backscattering Characteristic of Typical Earth Substances in Northwest of China. 710-713

Microwave Scattering and Propagation

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  Xinxin Xie, Jungang Miao, Wei Wang: Microwave Radiative Transfer at Frequencies of AMSU-B: Effects of Uncertainties in Ice Permittivity on Brightness Temperatures. 714-717
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  Federico Viani, Mauro Martinelli, Luca Ioriatti, Manuel Benedetti, Andrea Massa: Passive Real-time Localization through Wireless Sensor Networks. 718-721
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  Pau Ferré-Lillo, Nereida Rodriguez-Alvarez, Xavier Bosch-Lluis, Enric Valencia, Juan Fernando Marchan-Hernandez, Isaac Ramos-Perez, Adriano Camps: Delay-Doppler Maps Study over Ocean, Land and Ice from Space. 722-725
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  Fengli Zhang, Kun Li, Xiaofang Li, Maosong Xu: Temporal Variation of Simulated Rice Backscattering of S-band HJ-1 SAR. 726-729
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  Wenzhe Yan, Dawei Liu, Yang Du, Hong Tat Ewe: EM Scattering from Multiple Cylinders. 730-733
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  Sidnei J. S. Sant'Anna, José Carlos Lacava, David Fernandes: Polarization Plane Rotation Effects on SAR Polarimetric Attributes. 734-737
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  Xiaofang Li, Kun Li, Fengli Zhang, Yun Shao, Qulin Tan: Microwave Scattering Behaviour Analysis of Typical Targets with SAR Image. 738-741
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  Stanislav Zvanovec, Pavel Pechac, Milos Mazanek: Quasioptical Beam Propagation for Remote Sensing. 742-744
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  Igor Shirokov, George Jandieri, Yuri Gimpilevich, Igor Serdyuk: Correction of Target Data taking into Consideration the Troposphere Refractivity. 745-748
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  Shizhuo Liu, Ágnes Mika, Ramon F. Hanssen: On the Value of High-resolution Weather Models for Atmospheric Mitigation in SAR Interferometry. 749-752

Radarsat I

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  Anthony Hillman, Philippe Rolland, Rene Periard, Marielle Chabot, Charlie Chen, Nick Martens: RADARSAT-2 Initial System Operations and Performance. 753-756
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  Anthony Luscombe: Image Quality and Calibration of RADARSAT-2. 757-760

Tandem-X: The Mission Status

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  Astrid Gruber, Birgit Wessel, Martin Huber: TanDEM-X DEM Calibration: Correction of Systematic DEM Errors by Block Adjustment. 761-764
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  Michael Eineder, Thomas Fritz, Helko Breit, Nico Adam, Nestor Yague-Martinez, Marie Lachaise, Ramon Brcic: Processing System and Algorithms for the TanDEM-X Mission. 765-768
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  Martin Huber, Birgit Wessel, Detlev Kosmann, Andreas Felbier, Volker Schwieger, Martin Habermeyer, Anna Wendleder, Achim Roth: Ensuring Globally the TanDEM-X Height Accuracy: Analysis of the Reference Data Sets ICESat, SRTM and KGPS-tracks. 769-772

Cosmo-Skymed Mission: Status and Results I

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  Giovanni Valentini, Fabrizio Battazza, Alessandro Coletta, Fabio Covello, Gemma Manoni: COSMO-SkyMed Mission Status: Three out of four Satellites in Orbit. 773-776
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  Achille Ciappa, Luca Pietranera, Alessandro Coletta: Sea Surface Transport Derived by Frequent Revisit Time Series of COSMO SkyMed SAR Data. 777-780
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  Francesco Nirchio, Gianfranco Pandiscia, Giovanni Ruggieri, Rosalia Santoleri, Francesco Tataranni, Consorzio Innova, Paolo Trivero, Nadia Pinardi, Andrea Masini, Chiara Castellani: COSMO-SkyMed Contribution in Oil Spill Monitoring of the Mediterranean Sea. 781-784

18 Years ESA ERS and ENVISAT Earth Observations

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  Fabio Rocca: 18 Years of Interferometry, as seen from POLIMI. 785-788
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  Michael Eineder, Anke Friedrich, Christian Minet, Richard Bamler, Frederic Flerit, Irena Hajnsek: Scientific Requirements and Feasibility on an L-band Mission dedicated to Measure Surface Deformation. 789-792
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  Francesco De Zan, Pau Prats, Gerhard Krieger: Mission Design and Performance for Systematic Deformation Measurements with a Spaceborne SAR System. 793-796
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  Masanobu Shimada, Yousuke Miyagi: Deformation Monitoring using the ALOS/PALSAR. 797-800

Data Assimilation into Numerical Models

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  Masahiro Kazumori: Impact Studies of AMSR-E Ocean Surface Wind Speed Data in NWP at JMA. 801-804
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  Qifeng Lu, Xuebao Wu, Peng Zhang, Songyan Gu, Chaohua Dong, Jiandong Gong, Xueshun Shen, Chenli Qi, Gang Ma: Assimilating FY-3A VASS Data into Chinese 3Dvar Assimilation System (Grapes 3Dvar). 805-808
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  Alexander Grankov, Sergei P. Golovachev, Vladimir F. Krapivin, Alexander Mil'shin, Anatolij M. Shutko, Gennadij Zagorin, Vladimir Soldatov, Alexander A. Chukhlantsev: Early Detection of Hurricanes Origin in Oceans with Remote Sensing Methods and Information Modeling Technologies. 809-812
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  Claire Thomas, Thomas Corpetti, Étienne Mémin: Data Assimilation for Convective Cells Tracking in MSG Images. 813-816

Special Techniques on Volume and Surface Scattering

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  Othmane Benhmammouch, Natacha Caouren, Ali Khenchaf: Modeling of Roughness Effects on Electromagnetic Waves Propagation above Sea Surface using 3D Parabolic Equation. 817-820
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  Piotr Sobieski, Christophe Craeye, Larry Bliven: Comparison between Electromagnetic Scattering by a Rain Induced Sea Surface Roughness and Field Data. 821-824
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  Guillaume Hochard, Renaud Binet, Jean-Marie Nicolas: Stable Coherent Area in SAR Interferometry. 825-828
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  Jason Fritz, V. Chandrasekar: Analyzing Radar Backscatter of Land within the TRMM Footprint using High Resolution SAR. 829-832

Coastal Ocean Biology and Water Quality

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  Thomas Heege, Viacheslav Kiselev, Daniel Odermatt, Jörg Heblinski, Klaus Schmieder, Tri Vho Khac, Trinh Thi Long: Retrieval of water Constituents from Multiple Earth Observation Sensors in Lakes, Rivers and Coastal Zones. 833-836
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  Soo Chin Liew, Boredin Saengtuksin, Leong Keong Kwoh: Monitoring Turbidity and Suspended Sediment Concentration of Coastal and Inland Waters using Satellite Data. 837-839

Kernel-based Feature Extraction and Classification

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  Anthony Gidudu, Bolanle Abe, Tshilidzi Marwala: Random Ensemble Feature Selection for Land Cover Mapping. 840-842
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  Mathieu Fauvel, Jocelyn Chanussot, Jon Atli Benediktsson: Kernel Principal Component Analysis for the Construction of the Extended Morphological Profile. 843-846
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  Rui Zhang, Jianwen Ma, Xue Chen, Qingxi Tong: Feature Selection for Hyperspectral Data based on Modified Recursive Support Vector Machines. 847-850
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  Gülsen Taskin Kaya, Okan K. Ersoy, Mustafa E. Kamasak: Support Vector Selection and Adaptation for Classification of Earthquake Images. 851-854
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  Begüm Demir, Sarp Ertürk: An Empirical Mode Decomposition and Composite Kernel Approach to Increase Hyperspectral Image Classification Accuracy. 855-858

Microwave and Optical Remote Sensing of Snow

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  Jean-Louis Roujean, Terhikki Manninen, Anna Kontu, Jouni Peltoniemi, Olivier Hautecoeur, Aku Riihelä, Panu Lahtinen, Niilo Siljamo, Hanne Suokanerva, Timo Sukuvaara, Sanna Kaasalainen, Osmo Aulamo, Veijo Aaltonen, Laura Thölix, Juha Karhu, Juha Suomalainen, Teemu Hakala, Harri Kaartinen: SNORTEX (Snow Reflectance Transition Experiment): Remote Sensing Measurement of the Dynamic Properties of the Boreal Snow-forest in Support to Climate and Weather Forecast: Report of IOP-2008. 859-862
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  Pascal Sirguey, Renaud Mathieu, Yves Arnaud, Blair Fitzharris: Seven Years of Snow Cover Monitoring with MODIS to Model Catchment Discharge in New Zealand. 863-866
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  Kari Luojus, Jouni Pulliainen, Sari Metsämäki: Evaluation of the Single Reference Image Snow-covered Area Estimation Method for the Boreal Forest Zone. 867-870
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  Juha Lemmetyinen, Anna Kontu, Yubao Qiu, Jouni Pulliainen, Martti Hallikainen: Experimental Validation Activities of HUT Snow Emission Model. 871-874

GNSS Remote Sensing OF Atmosphere, Ocean and Land III

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  Ben Opperman, Pierre Cilliers: Imaging the Ionosphere over Southern Africa using GNSS Signals: Applications in Space Weather. 875-878
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  Pierre Cilliers, Ben Opperman, Rory Meyer: Investigation of Ionospheric Scintillation over South Africa and the South Atlantic Anomaly using GPS Signals: First Results. 879-882
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  Lee-Anne McKinnell, John Bosco Habarulema, Pierre Cilliers, Ben Opperman: GPS Assistance in Modelling the Southern African Ionosphere. 883-885

The Southern African Regional Science Initiative - Safari 2000 I

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  Susan Paradise, Michael J. Garay, Amy Braverman, Brian D. Wilson: The Aerosol Measurement and Processing System and Applications to African Studies. 886-889

Radarsat II

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  Stéphane Côté, Stephanie Muir, Satish Srivastava, Tom Lukowski, Robert K. Hawkins: RADARSAT-1 AND -2 Government Calibration Activities. 890-893
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  Guy Séguin, S. Ahmed: RADARSAT Constellation, Project Objectives and Status. 894-897
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  Heather McNairn, Jiali Shang, Catherine Champagne, Xianfeng Jiao: TerraSAR-X and RADARSAT-2 for Crop Classification and Acreage Estimation. 898-901

New SAR Systems

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  Ralf Horn, Anton Nottensteiner, Andreas Reigber, Jens Fischer, Rolf Scheiber: F-SAR - DLR's New Multifrequency Polarimetric Airborne SAR. 902-905
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  Marcos García Rodríguez, Juan Francisco Cores Muradas, Juan Ramón Larrañaga Sudupe: RBX: The New X-band Radar from INTA. 906-909
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  Dean Flett, Yves Crevier, Ralph Girard: The RADARSAT Constellation Mission: Meeting the Government of Canada's Needs and Requirements. 910-912
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  Akitsugu Nadai, Seiho Uratsuka, Toshihiko Umehara, Takeshi Matsuoka, Tatsuharu Kobayashi, Makoto Satake: Development of X-band Airborne Polarimetric and Interferometric SAR with Sub-meter Spatial Resolution. 913-916
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  María José González Bonilla, Beatriz Gómez Miguel, Juan Manuel Cuerda Muñoz, Juan Ramón Larrañaga Sudupe, Marcos García Rodríguez: INTASAR Program. 917-920

Cosmo-Skymed Mission: Status and Results II

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  Stefano Salvi, Stefano Vignoli, Marco Serra, Vittorio Bosi: Use of Cosmo-Skymed Data for Seismic Risk Management in the Framework of the ASI-SIGRIS Project. 921-924
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  Davide Oscar Nitti, Raffaele Nutricato, Fabio Bovenga, Fabio Rana, Domenico Conte, Giovanni Milillo, Luciano Guerriero: Quantitative Analysis of Stripmap and Spotlight SAR Interferometry with COSMO-SkyMed Constellation. 925-928
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  Giorgio Boni, Laura Candela, Fabio Castelli, Silvana G. Dellepiane, Monica Palandri, Davide Persi, Nazzareno Pierdicca, Roberto Rudari, Sebastiano B. Serpico, Franco Siccardi, Cosimo Versace: The OPERA Project: EO-based Flood Risk Management in Italy. 929-932
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  Nazzareno Pierdicca, Marco Chini, Luca Pulvirenti, Laura Candela, Paolo Ferrazzoli, Leila Guerriero, Giorgio Boni, Franco Siccardi, Fabio Castelli: Using COSMO-SkyMed Data for Flood Mapping: Some Case-studies. 933-936

Airborne and Ground Based Radar Measurements in Support of Space Based Instruments I

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  Emanuele Santi, Simonetta Paloscia, Paolo Pampaloni, Simone Pettinato, Marco Brogioni: Retrieval of Soil Moisture with Airborne and Satellite Microwave Sensors. 937-940
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  Rolf Scheiber, Seung-Kuk Lee, Konstantinos Papathanassiou, Nicolas Floury: Extrapolation of Airborne Polarimetric and Interferometric SAR Data for Validation of Bio-geo-retrieval Algorithms for Future Spaceborne SAR Missions. 941-944

Performance of Operational Surface Deformation Measurements from Radar Interferometry II

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  Andrea Monti Guarnieri, Fabio Rocca, Antoni Broquetas Ibars: Impact of Atmospheric Water Vapor on the Design of a Ku Band Geosynchronous SAR System. 945-948
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  Francesco Casu, Roberto Cossu, Luigi Fusco, Simone Guarino, Riccardo Lanari, Michele Manunta, Giuseppe Mazzarella, Eugenio Sansosti: Satellite Ground Deformation Measurements: An On-demand GRID-InSAR Processing System Exploiting the SBAS Algorithm. 949-952
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  Francesco Marchese, Carolina Filizzola, Giuseppe Mazzeo, Rossana Paciello, Nicola Pergola, Valerio Tramutoli: Robust Satellite Techniques for Thermal Volcanic Activity Monitoring, Early Warning and Possible Prediction of New Eruptive Events. 953-956

Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere

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  V. Chandrasekar, Delbert Willie, Yanting Wang, Sanghun Lim, David McLaughlin: Attenuation Margin Requirements in a Networked Radar System for Observation of Precipitation. 957-959
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  Jorge M. Trabal, V. Chandrasekar, Eugenio Gorgucci, David McLaughlin: Differential Reflectivity (ZDR) Calibration for CASA Radar Network using Properties of the Observed Medium. 960-963
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  Jorge L. Salazar, Anthony P. Hopf, Robert F. Contreras, Brenda Philips, Eric J. Knapp, David McLaughlin, Jerry Brotzge, Keith Brewster: Coverage Comparison of Short Range Radar Networks vs. Conventional Weather Radars: Case Study in the Northwestern United States. 964-967
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  Anthony P. Hopf, Jorge L. Salazar, Rafael Medina, Vijay Venkatesh, Eric J. Knapp, Stephen J. Frasier, David McLaughlin: CASA Phased Array Radar System Description, Simulation and Products. 968-971

Soil Moisture Retrievals and Applications in Africa

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  Hui Lu, Toshio Koike, Hydeyuki Fujii, Hiroyuki Tsutsui, Tetsu Ohta, Katsunori Tamagawa: Monitoring Soil Moisture Change in North Africa with using Satellite Remote Sensing and Land Data Assimilaiton System. 972-975
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  John D. Bolten, Wade T. Crow, Xiwu Zhan, Thomas J. Jackson, Curt Reynolds: Evaluation of a Soil Moisture Data Assimilation System over West Africa. 976-979

Change Detection

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  Silvia Marchesi, Lorenzo Bruzzone: ICA and Kernel ICA for Change Detection in Multispectral Remote Sensing Images. 980-983
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  Yakoub Bazi, Farid Melgani: A Variational Level-set Method for Unsupervised Change Detection in Remote Sensing Images. 984-987
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  Benjamin Belmudez, Véronique Prinet, Jian-Feng Yao, Patrick Bouthemy, Xavier Descombes: Conditional Mixed-state Model for Structural Change Analysis from Very High Resolution Optical Images. 988-991
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  Jean-Yves Tourneret, Vincent Poulain, Marie Chabert, Jordi Inglada: Similarity Measure between Vector Data Bases and Optical Images for Change Detection. 992-995
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  Keming Chen, Chunlei Huo, Zhixin Zhou, Hanqing Lu, Jian Cheng: Semi-supervised Change Detection via Gaussian Processes. 996-999

Estimation and Classification Techniques and Applications

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  Giorgia Macchiavello, Gabriele Moser, Giorgio Boni, Sebastiano B. Serpico: Automatic Unsupervised Classification of Snow-covered Areas by Decision-tree Classification and Minimum-error Thresholding. 1000-1003
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  Karoly Livius Bakos, Paolo Gamba: A Data Interpretion Chain for Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Data aimed at Basic Vegetation Mapping Applications. 1004-1007
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  Michele Dalponte, Lorenzo Bruzzone: Fusion of Hyperspectral and Lidar Remote Sensing Data for the Estimation of Tree Stem Diameters. 1008-1011
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  Guillermo Cortés, Raúl Arámbula, Ligdamis A. Gutiérrez, M. Carmen Benítez, Jesús Ibáñez, Philippe Lesage, Isaac Álvarez, Luz García: Evaluating Robustness of a HMM-based Classification System of Volcano-seismic Events at Colima and Popocatepetl Volcanoes. 1012-1015

Remote Sensing of Land Ice and Glaciers

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  Giovanni Macelloni, Marco Brogioni, Andrea Crepaz, Mark Drinkwater, Jonathan Zaccaria: DOMEX-2 : L-band Microwave Emission Measurements of the Antarctic Plateau. 1016-1019
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  Nicolas Longépé, Takeo Tadono, Masanobu Shimada, Eric Pottier, Sophie Allain: Case Studies of Frozen Ground Monitoring using PALSAR/ALOS data. 1020-1023
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  Jørgen Dall: Polarimetric Ice Sounding at P-band: First Results. 1024-1027
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  Dana Floricioiu, Michael Eineder, Helmut Rott, Nestor Yague-Martinez, Thomas Nagler: Surface Velocity and Variations of Outlet Glaciers of the Patagonia Icefields by Means of TerraSAR-X. 1028-1031

Mapping Innundated Wetlands with Spaceborne Remote Sensing II

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  Jane Whitcomb, Mahta Moghaddam, Kyle McDonald, Erika Podest: Mapping Canadian Wetlands using L-band Radar Satellite Imagery S. 1032-1035
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  Daniel Odermatt, Viacheslav Kiselev, Thomas Heege, Mathias Kneubühler, Claudia Giardino, Mariano Bresciani, Jens Nieke, Klaus I. Itten: Calibration, Parameterization and Application of MERIS Water Constituent Algorithms for Perialpine Lakes. 1036-1039

GOES-R, Status and Applications from the Next Generation U.S. Geostationary Satellite System

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  Robert Kuligowski: Preparing for Rainfall Nowcasting in the GOES-R Era using SEVIRI and Polar-orbiting Microwave Data over Africa. 1040-1043

The Southern African Regional Science Initiative - Safari 2000 II

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  Stephen Broccardo, Stuart Piketh, Klaus-Peter Heue, Ulrich Platt: Airborne Imaging Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy: Trace-gas Measurements from the Suburbs to the Sub-continent. 1044-1047
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  Rosa Maria Cavalli, Lorenzo Fusilli, Giovanni Laneve, Stefano Pignatti, Federico Santini: Lake Victoria Aquatic Weeds Monitoring by High Spatial and Spectral Resolution Satellite Imagery. 1048-1051