Title :
A novel high resolution, wide swath SAR system
Author :
Suess, M. ; Grafmueller, B. ; Zahn, R.
Author_Institution :
Astrium GmbH, Friedrichshafen, Germany
Abstract :
A novel SAR system architecture is presented. It allows to combine a high azimuth resolution with a wide imaged swath width. The architecture and the required on board signal processing is described. Finally two examples systems and their image performance are presented
Keywords :
geophysical equipment; geophysical signal processing; geophysical techniques; radar imaging; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; SAR; architecture; board signal processing; equipment; geophysical measurement technique; high azimuth resolution; high resolution; image processing; instrument; land surface; radar remote sensing; swath width; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; wide swath SAR system; Aperture antennas; Azimuth; Image resolution; Postal services; Radar antennas; Radar signal processing; Receiving antennas; Signal resolution; Spaceborne radar; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2001. IGARSS '01. IEEE 2001 International
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7031-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2001.976731
