Abstract
Two of the 43 Shuttle Imaging Radar (SIR-B) experiments carried out from the 41-G shuttle mission in 1984 involved a 2600-km swath across the Canadian Shield, with the objectives of studying the structure of province boundaries and developing techniques for the geologic use of orbital radar. Despite degraded single incidence angle imagery resulting from system problems, valuable experience has been obtained with data over a test site near Bancroft, Ontario. It has been found that even subdued glaciated topography can be effectively imaged, variations in backscatter being caused by variations in local incidence angle rather than shadowing. It has been demonstrated that small incidence angles are more sensitive to topography than large angles. Backscatter is extremely sensitive to look direction, topographic features nearly normal to the illumination being highlighted, and those nearly parallel to it being suppressed. It is concluded that orbital radar can provide a valuable tool for geologic studies of the Canadian Shield and similar areas, if suitable look angles and at least two look directions can be utilized for each area.
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