High resolution airborne radar for environmental research: soil moisture, vegetation, salinity and terrain mapping

对一系列环境数据的需求迅速增加。例如，关于土壤水分状况的信息是有效和可持续用水所必需的。此外，灌溉做法和大规模开垦导致地下水位上升导致盐分增加，从而导致土地严重退化。土壤水分和盐分的联合测量将为这个复杂的问题提供重要的见解。此外，了解澳大利亚植物区系复杂而丰富的生物多样性及其对干旱和火灾的适应对于确保澳大利亚生态系统的长寿至关重要。了解植物区系随时间随土壤水分和盐度变化的知识是了解这一点的关键。

There is a rapidly increasing demand for a range of environmental data. For example, information on soil moisture status is required for efficient and sustainable water use. Moreover, irrigation practices and large scale clearing have led to serious land degradation through increased salinity from rising water tables. Combined soil moisture and salinity measurement will provide important insight to this complex issue. Further, understanding the complex and rich biodiversity of Australian flora and its adaptation to droughts and fire is essential to ensuring Australian ecosystem longevity. Knowledge of flora changes through time as a function of soil moisture content and salinity is key to gaining this understanding.