Title :
Preliminary analysis of cross-track interferometry by synthetic beam of two antennas of along-track interferometric SAR
Author :
Kojima, Shoichiro ; Umehara, Toshihiko ; Kobayashi, Tatsuharu ; Satake, Makoto ; Uemoto, Jyunpei
Author_Institution :
Radiowave Remote Sensing Group, Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol. (NICT), Koganei, Japan
Abstract :
Many parameters are required for the measurement of the sea surface currents and the sea levels simultaneously by the along-track interferometry SAR (AT-InSAR). To estimate the elevation or the sea levels from the signals observed by the AT-InSAR, the method for synthesizing these received signals was developed. To evaluate the estimation method, the ground surface was observed by the cross-track interferometrie SAR (CT-InSAR) and AT-InSAR. In addition, to clarify the accuracy of the digital surface model (DSM) estimated from the signals observed by the AT-InSAR, The experiment with the corner reflectors was conducted. As a result, it became clear that the DSM can be estimated from the signals observed by the AT-InSAR.
Keywords :
ocean waves; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; radar antennas; radar interferometry; sea level; synthetic aperture radar; AT-InSAR; CT-InSAR; along-track interferometric SAR antennas; cross-track interferometric SAR; cross-track interferometry analysis; digital surface model; interferometry SAR; sea levels; sea surface currents; synthetic beam; Antenna measurements; Azimuth; Receiving antennas; Sea level; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Along-track interferometory; Cross-track interferometory; DBF; DSM; Pi-SAR2;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2014 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Quebec City, QC
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2014.6946434