Turbulence-induced distortion of synthetic aperture radar images

Author

Fante, Ronald L.

Author_Institution

MITRE Corp., Bedford, MA, USA

Volume

32

Issue

4

fYear

1994

fDate

7/1/1994 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

958

Lastpage

961

Abstract

Streaking occurred on synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images made of Florida during the summer of 1992. There is strong evidence that the cause of these streaks is an atmospheric condition that occurs during warm, humid conditions typical of the southern Florida coast in the summer. This communication describes a mathematical model that explains the effects on SAR imagery due to this unique condition

Keywords

atmospheric turbulence; geophysical techniques; radiowave propagation; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; Florida; SAR imagery; SAR method; SHF microwave; USA; atmosphere turbulence troposphere; atmospheric condition; geophysical measurement technique; land surface; mathematical model; meteorology; radar; radiowave propagation; remote sensing; streaking streak; synthetic aperture radar; turbulence-induced distortion; weather conditions; Atmospheric modeling; Geometry; Humidity; Image recognition; Mathematical model; Phase distortion; Phase estimation; Stress; Synthetic aperture radar; Wavelength measurement;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0196-2892

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/36.298027

Filename

298027