Calibration of data from the Antarctic Mapping Mission

Author

Williams, Jason

Author_Institution

Geophys. Inst., Alaska Univ., Fairbanks, AK, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1996

fDate

27-31 May 1996

Firstpage

1780

Abstract

In October of 1996 the RADARSAT SAR will acquire high resolution C-band radar data over the entirety of Antarctica. The mission will last for a period of about 18 days, during which 12 hours of data or approximately 3300 SAR images will be acquired. A substantial effort will be undertaken at the Alaska SAR Facility to ensure that all downlinked data is successfully acquired. To support calibration of the dataset, two transponders have been built and deployed in Antarctica. These transponders, together with other calibration targets in Alaska, Canada and Brazil will be used to calibrate the data

Keywords

calibration; geophysical techniques; glaciology; hydrological techniques; radar imaging; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; Antarctic Mapping Mission; Antarctica; C-band; RADARSAT; SAR; SHF; calibration; cartography; geology; glaciology; land surface; microwave radar; polar ice sheet; radar remote sensing; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; transponder; Antarctica; Calibration; Image analysis; Layout; Radiometry; Satellites; Space vehicles; Spaceborne radar; Synthetic aperture radar; Transponders;

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.1996.516799

Filename

516799