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Evolution of SAR Satellite for Agriculture Applications - APRSAF

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3. <strong>SAR</strong> Application <strong>for</strong> <strong>Agriculture</strong><strong>SAR</strong> Application Area• Investigation <strong>of</strong> cropping area <strong>of</strong> rice field• Cropping area <strong>of</strong> rice field can be extracted by monitoring the change<strong>of</strong> surface reflectivity• Requirements <strong>for</strong> <strong>SAR</strong> sensor- High resolution < 5m- Wide are coverage > 50km- Quick and wide scanDuring rice planting season,there is water in the rice fieldplantingLow reflectivitywaterHigh reflectivitywatervegetativeDuring harvest season,there is no water in the rice field(Ishizuka, ALOS-2/3 workshop, 2010,http://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ALOS/conf/workshop/jprog_2_3ws_2010mar.htm)8

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