Title :
An airborne CryoSat prototype: the D2P radar altimeter
Author :
Raney, R.K. ; Jensen, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Appl. Phys. Lab., Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD, USA
Abstract :
Through airborne flight tests over the ocean and the ice of southern Greenland, we have successfully demonstrated the technical viability and waveform characteristics of an innovative radar altimeter concept (D2P), the first of its kind. The D2P takes advantage of range-curvature-corrected, multi-look Doppler processing along-track, and interferometric angle measurement across-track. The radar´s performance met or exceeded expectations. The D2P radar serves as an airborne prototype of CryoSat.
Keywords :
glaciology; hydrological techniques; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing by radar; sea ice; spaceborne radar; CryoSat; D2P radar; Delay Doppler Phase monopulse Project; Greenland; airborne flight tests; airborne radar; along track method; glacier; glaciology; ice sheet; instrument; interferometric angle measurement; measurement technique; multi-look Doppler processing; prototype; radar altimetry method; radar remote sensing; range curvature correction; sea ice; spaceborne radar; validation experiment; viability; waveform characteristics; Airborne radar; Doppler radar; Extraterrestrial measurements; Instruments; Pollution measurement; Prototypes; Radar signal processing; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Spaceborne radar;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7536-X
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1026247
