Title :
Application of radar technology to aerial LIDAR systems
Author :
Mullen, L. ; Herczfeld, P.R.
Author_Institution :
Center for Microwave-Lightwave Eng., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Abstract :
Presents details of the merging of the lightwave and microwave technologies for improvements in sensitivity and resolution of aerial light detecting and ranging (LIDAR) measurements. Steps leading to experimentation of this technology in a laboratory environment are listed and results that verify theoretical analyses are presented.<>
Keywords :
oceanographic techniques; optical radar; remote sensing by radar; aerial LIDAR systems; aerial light detecting and ranging; laboratory environment; ocean surveying; radar technology; resolution; sensitivity; Laser radar; Merging; Microwave measurements; Microwave technology; Radar applications; Radar detection;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1994., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1778-5
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1994.335257
