Title :
Capabilities of the TELAER airborne SAR system upgraded to the multi-antenna mode
Author :
Perna, Stefano ; Berardino, Paolo ; Britti, Filippo ; Cirillo, Ciro ; Esposito, Carmen ; Fornaro, Gianfranco ; Lubeck, Dieter ; Monaldi, Giulio ; Moreira, Joao ; Pauciullo, Antonio ; Trinca, Stefano ; Junior, Eurico Vaz ; Wimmer, Christian ; Zamparelli, V
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Electromagn. Sensing of the Environ. (IREA), Naples, Italy
Abstract :
This paper describes the capabilities of the TELAER X-Band airborne SAR system, which has been upgrading according to a Italian National Research Council (CNR) funding. Such a system upgrading consists first of all in the realization of a multi-antenna system able to carry out, simultaneously, Across-Track (XT) and Along-Track (AT) SAR Interferometry (InSAR). Moreover, the system upgrading is also aimed at improving the performances achievable in repeat-pass applications, such as Differential SAR Interferometry, (DInSAR), which require very precise measurement of the tracks described during the flight by the SAR antennas.
Keywords :
geophysical equipment; radar antennas; radar interferometry; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; CNR funding; Italian National Research Council; SAR antennas; TELAER X-band airborne SAR system; across-track SAR interferometry; along-track SAR interferometry; differential SAR interferometry; multiantenna mode; multiantenna system; Global Navigation Satellite Systems; Interferometry; Receiving antennas; Remote sensing; Spaceborne radar; Synthetic aperture radar; Airborne SAR systems; Airborne along track interferometry; Airborne single-pass interferometry;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1160-1
Electronic_ISBN :
2153-6996
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6351102
