Experimental Study of Polarized Radar Scattering from the Tree Canopy at the Ka-Band

Table 5

Dynamic range of measured backscattering coefficients of pine and banyan trees in HH, HV, and VV polarizations from 30 to 80 degrees.

Frequency (GHz)	Dynamic range
	Pine			Banyan
	VV	HV	HH	VV	HV	HH
28	5.5	10.2	7.7	4.3	5.5	6.7
29	2.9	7.8	6.3	4.2	7.4	8
30	3.5	10	5.4	7.4	7.5	8.8
31	5.6	10.4	4.7	5	8.1	7.5
32	4.3	8.9	3.4	2.7	6.7	9.7
33	3.4	8.1	6.5	4.3	5.8	10.2
34	3.4	6.5	6.6	4.4	7.5	9
35	4	9.7	3.5	4.8	7.1	9.8
36	5	7.3	5.4	5.6	7.4	8.7