DocumentCode
2003421
Title
A Radar Altimeter with Synthetic Aperture Processing
Author
Griffiths, H.D. ; Purseyyed, B.
Author_Institution
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE, UK.
fYear
1989
fDate
4-7 Sept. 1989
Firstpage
281
Lastpage
286
Abstract
The design of a radar altimeter, using synthetic aperture processing to achieve high spatial resolution in measurements of land topography, is described. The radar incorporates several novel features, such as digital generation of the transmit and deramp local oscillator waveforms, which allow very high processing gain to be achieved. Examples of experimental results obtained with the altimeter are also presented.
Keywords
Instruments; Radar antennas; Rough surfaces; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Spaceborne radar; Spatial resolution; Surface roughness; Surface topography; Synthetic aperture radar;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Conference, 1989. 19th European
Conference_Location
London, UK
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/EUMA.1989.333978
Filename
4132697
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