Title :
High-resolution dual-bands interferometric and polarimetric airborne SAR (Pi-SAR) and its applications
Author :
Uratsuka, Seiho ; Satake, Makoto ; Kobayashi, Tatsuharu ; Umehara, Toshihiko ; Nadai, Akitsugu ; Maeno, Hideo ; Masuko, Harunobu ; Shimada, Masanobu
Author_Institution :
Commun. Res. Lab., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
X-and L-band airborne SAR developed by CRL and NASDA has the capability of high resolution, polarimetry and cross-track interferometry. The radar has been operated since 1995 in the domestic area of Japan aiming at technical capability and validating for various applications. In this paper, we pick up the examples of the volcanic events to show the ability of the Pi-SAR.
Keywords :
airborne radar; geophysical equipment; geophysical techniques; radar polarimetry; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; 1.27 GHz; 9.55 GHz; CRL; InSAR; L-band; NASDA; Pi-SAR; SAR; SAR interferometry; X-band; airborne radar; cross-track interferometry; dual band radar; geophysical measurement technique; high resolution; instrument; land surface; radar polarimetry; radar remote sensing; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; Aircraft navigation; Calibration; Dual band; Frequency; Interferometry; L-band; Polarization; Radar applications; Radar polarimetry; Volcanoes;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7536-X
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1026232