Title :
Topographic performance evaluation of the RADARSAT-2/3 tandem mission
Author :
Caves, Ron ; Luscombe, Anthony P. ; Lee, Pok F. ; James, Kenneth
Author_Institution :
MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates Ltd., Richmond, BC, Canada
Abstract :
The Canadian Space Agency and MacDonald Dettwiler are jointly defining the mission capabilities and the operational performance of a RADARSAT-2/3 tandem interferometric mission. This paper evaluates the expected topographic performance of the mission. This includes a description of the interferometric beam mode, an analysis of suitable baselines and how to achieve them in orbit, and a presentation of relative height accuracy results based on these orbits. Both bistatic and monostatic operation are considered.
Keywords :
radiowave interferometers; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; Canadian Space Agency; MacDonald Dettwiler; RADARSAT-2/3 tandem interferometric mission; baselines; bistatic operation; interferometric beam mode; mission capabilities; monostatic operation; operational performance; orbits; relative height accuracy; topographic performance evaluation; Bandwidth; Business; Cloning; Phase noise; Satellites; Signal to noise ratio; Space missions; Spaceborne radar; Surface fitting; Surface topography;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7536-X
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1025743
