Backscattering bursts at Ka-band over land using SARAL data Frappart F.a,b; Blarel F.*a, Blumstein D.a,c, Nino F. a (a)- Laboratoire d’Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales (LEGOS-GRGS), UMR 5566, CNES/CNRS/IRD/UPS, Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées, 14 Avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France, (b)- Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET-GRGS), UMR 5563, CNRS/IRD/UPS, Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées, 14 Avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France, (c)- Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), 18 Avenue Edouard Belin, 31400 Toulouse, France, The first of SARAL measurements at Ka-band showed the potential of Ka-band for detecting surface soil moisture (SSM) changes and water even under forest canopy. Mean of Bs (dB) Thu, Nov 03 2016, Grande Halle Session: Science III: Two decades of continental water's survey from satellite altimetry - From nadir low-resolution mode to SAR altimetry, new perspectives for hydrology