Passive and active microwave radiometry,  radar equation, range and azimuth resolutions, concept of SAR, SAR image distortions, radar image interpretation, microwave scattering of land surface, SAR interferometry, Polarimetric SAR,  

1.      1.Introduction to Microwave Remote Sensing by Iain H. Woodhouse, CRC, 2004. 

2. Polarimetric Radar Imaging. From Basics to Applications by Lee, J.-S. andPottier, E., CRC Press, 2009