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achieve high performance and flexibility and the L-band data 
continuity of JERS-1 can be used successfully for monitoring 
the soil moisture. 
Fieldworks have revealed that the soil cultivating technique, e.g. 
compaction of the soil to prevent the moisture loss was another 
factor that affected the backscattering. Increases in backscatter 
values in all SAR images have been observed in fields that were 
levelled by applying compaction by force. The next phase of 
our research includes investigation of the changes in 
backscattering from SAR images with soil texture, pore 
volumes, pore sizes, moisture content, and soil cultivation 
techniques. 
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