ABSTRACT
Land use and land cover (LULC) mapping and monitoring are one of the most important application areas of remote sensing. Land use refers to the human activities on land, which are directly related to the land (Clawson and Stewart, 1965). It usually emphasizes on the functional role of land in socioeconomic
Acronyms and Defin tions ................................................................................................................ 605 22.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 605 22.2 Radar System Parameters and Development ..................................................................... 607 22.3 Radar System Parameter Consideration for LULC Mapping ...........................................611 22.4 Classi¤cation of Radar Imagery ............................................................................................612
