Shuttle radar topography mission (SRTM): experience with the X-band SAR interferometer

Author

Werner, Marian

Author_Institution

Microwaves & Radar Inst., German Aerosp. Center, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

634

Lastpage

638

Abstract

The X-SAR single pass SAR interferometer as part of the Shuttle radar topography mission (SRTM), its measuring principle and configuration, as well as the operation of the system during the mission in February 2000 is shortly described. The experience with the system was, that it was well designed and manufactured, it had very good monitoring capabilities and its performance was excellent and the preliminary results are very promising. The calibration activities post mission deal with the Shuttle and mast motions which as well as the phase errors due to temperature variation have to be compensated

Keywords

electromagnetic wave interferometers; error compensation; geophysical equipment; radar imaging; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; topography (Earth); February 2000 mission; SRTM; Shuttle motions; Space Shuttle radar topography mission; X-SAR; X-band single pass SAR interferometer; mast motions; measuring principles; monitoring capabilities; phase error compensation; post mission calibration activities; preliminary results; system configuration; system operation; system performance; temperature variations; Aerospace electronics; Instruments; Monitoring; Radar antennas; Radar imaging; Receiving antennas; Space shuttles; Spaceborne radar; Surfaces; Synthetic aperture radar;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radar, 2001 CIE International Conference on, Proceedings

Conference_Location

Beijing

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7000-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICR.2001.984798

Filename

984798