DocumentCode
3526200
Title
Delay/Doppler radar altimeter: better measurement precision
Author
Jensen, J. Robert ; Raney, R. Keith
Author_Institution
Appl. Phys. Lab., Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD, USA
Volume
4
fYear
1998
fDate
6-10 Jul 1998
Firstpage
2011
Abstract
A delay/Doppler radar altimeter (DDA) has many advantages over a conventional spaceborne radar altimeter. This paper presents new results that quantify the measurement precision improvements of a DDA when observing the ocean surface. The improvement is established through simulation, and is explained in terms of the increased amount of incoherent averaging available to the DDA
Keywords
Doppler radar; oceanographic equipment; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; 2.2 cm; 80 Hz; 800 km; Ku-band; SHF; delay Doppler radar altimeter; incoherent averaging; measurement precision improvements; ocean surface observation; simulation; Delay; Doppler radar; Oceans; Satellites; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Space vector pulse width modulation; Spaceborne radar; Surface waves; Velocity measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International
Conference_Location
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4403-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.1998.703724
Filename
703724
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