Title :
Phase preservation in SAR processing: the interferometric offset test
Author :
Tell, B. Rosich ; Laur, H.
Author_Institution :
ESRIN, Eur. Space Agency, Frascati, Italy
Abstract :
SAR interferometry requires a high accuracy processing of the phase information. The paper describes a practical method to check the phase preservation of a SAR processes. Test results for four different ERS SAR processors are presented
Keywords :
geophysical techniques; radar imaging; radar signal processing; radiowave interferometry; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; ERS; SAR interferometry; SAR processing; geophysical measurement technique; interferometric offset test; land surface; phase preservation; radar imaging; radar remote sensing; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; Azimuth; Chirp; Decorrelation; Degradation; Interferometry; Performance evaluation; Phase measurement; Statistical analysis; Statistics; System testing;
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
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516378
