Y. S. Rao | |
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| Born | India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | India |
| Alma mater | Andhra University IIT Bombay |
| Known for | Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) interferometry, Satellite crop monitoring |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Remote sensing |
| Institutions | IIT Bombay |
| Website | www.csre.iitb.ac.in/ysrao |
Dr. Y. S. Rao is a professor at the Centre of Studies in Resources Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India.[1][2][3] He is working in the field of microwave remote sensing and land based applications for more than 34 years.[4] His early research was focused on the use of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) interferometry for landslides and land deformation monitoring, Digital Elevation Model generation, snow and glacier monitoring. He is also actively involved in developing several techniques for soil moisture estimation using passive and active microwave remote sensing data for more than 25 years.[4] His current research involves SAR Polarimetry for crop characterization, classification, biophysical parameter retrieval using linear and compact-pol[5] SAR data. Apart from applications, he has also contributed in the field of Polarimetric SAR system calibration and software tool development.[6][4][7]