N. C. Mishra1, Rahul Kanwar1, Sudipta Sarakar1, Prasanjit Dash2 and R. P. Singh1
1Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology,
Kanpur – 208 016, India
2Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Forschungszentrum
Karlsruhe/Karlsruhe University
Postfach 3640, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
ABSTRACT
The present study deals with the combined interpretation
of European Remote Sensing satellite (ERS) - 2, Defense Meteorological
Satellite Program (DMSP) Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) and Indian
Remote Sensing satellite (IRS) - 1C Wide Field Scanner (WiFS) data over
Thar Desert. The Desert region looks brighter in optical bands whereas,
it gives characteristic brightness temperature measured by passive remote
sensing and backscattering coefficient measured by active remote sensing
in microwave range. The integration of optical and microwave remote sensing
(active and passive) data has been presented in the monitoring and better
management of desert regions.