DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF SMALL SPACEBORNE SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADARS -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- SPACEBORNE SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR -- Background and Task -- CONCLUSION -- 1 Introduction -- OVERVIEW -- REQUEST FROM NASA -- THE SMALL SAR OPTION FOR NASA -- Objectives -- Relative Priorities -- 2 SAR Issues -- BACKGROUND AND HISTORY -- Interferometry -- Polarization -- TRADE-OFFS IN SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR -- Impacts of Various Parameters -- Wavelength -- Range Resolution -- Polarization -- Swath Width -- Azimuth Scan-The Spotlight Mode -- Hardware Validation -- SMALL SAR MISSION ENHANCEMENTS -- Multifrequency Capabilities -- Temporal Decorrelation -- Data Fusion -- Multifrequency SAR Data Only -- Land-Cover Classification -- Biophysical Attributes -- Summary -- 3 Validation Research -- VEGETATED SURFACES (FORESTS, RANGELAND, AND AGRICULTURE) -- ICE SHEETS AND GLACIERS -- OCEANOGRAPHY -- HYDROLOGY -- SOLID EARTH -- LAND USE -- 4 Data Collection and Dissemination -- 5 Recommended Strategy -- SIX-POINT STRATEGY -- CONCLUSION -- References -- APPENDIXES -- Appendix A Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Appendix B Letter Report of April 1995.