Development of a high-resolution ground-based synthetic aperture radar

Author

Morrison, Keith ; Bennett, John C.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Sheffield Univ., UK

Volume

4

fYear

1996

fDate

27-31 May 1996

Firstpage

2344

Abstract

A description of an indoor SAR measurement facility is presented. The aim of the work is primarily to better understand the microwave backscatter characteristics of vegetation and soils. Based around a vector network analyser, the system utilises synthetic pulse techniques to obtain high resolution images. The principles of the technique are presented, together with a series of images of vegetation and artificial targets. Calibration procedures are implemented successfully and the images provide useful quantitative reflectivity information. The polarimetric capability of the system and its sensitivity to target structure is also demonstrated

Keywords

backscatter; geophysical equipment; geophysical techniques; ground support equipment; ground support systems; radar cross-sections; radar imaging; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; SAR; geophysical measurement technique; ground facility; high resolution image; high-resolution ground-based synthetic aperture radar; indoor SAR measurement facility; land surface; microwave backscatter characteristics; radar imaging; radar remote sensing; soil; synthetic aperture imaging; synthetic pulse technique; terrain mapping; vector network analyser; vegetation mapping; Anechoic chambers; Frequency measurement; Horn antennas; Image analysis; Phase measurement; Position measurement; Radar imaging; Spaceborne radar; Synthetic aperture radar; Vegetation mapping;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1996. IGARSS '96. 'Remote Sensing for a Sustainable Future.', International

Conference_Location

Lincoln, NE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3068-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516982

Filename

516982