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，为了有效和可持续地用水，需要关于土壤湿度状况的信息。 此外，灌溉做法和大规模的开垦，由于水位上升而使盐分增加，导致严重的土地退化。结合土壤水分和盐分测量将为这一复杂问题提供重要的见解。此外，了解澳大利亚植物群复杂而丰富的生物多样性及其对干旱和火灾的适应性对于确保澳大利亚生态系统的长寿至关重要。 了解植物群随时间变化的土壤水分含量和盐分是获得这种理解的关键。

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.