DocumentCode
3533375
Title
SAR altimeter retracker performance bound over water surfaces
Author
Martin-Puig, Cristina ; Ruffini, Giulio
Author_Institution
Res. Dept., Starlab Barcelona S.L., Barcelona, Spain
Volume
5
fYear
2009
fDate
12-17 July 2009
Abstract
This paper provides the theoretical limit for the performance of a Maximum Likelihood Estimation (MLE) DDA re-tracker for different Significant Wave Height (SWH) conditions based on Cramer-Rao Lower Bound (CRLB) analysis.
Keywords
altimeters; maximum likelihood estimation; ocean waves; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; Cramer-Rao lower bound analysis; DDA retracker; SAR altimeter retracker performance; delay Doppler altimetry; maximum likelihood estimation; signicant wave height conditions; water surfaces; Altimetry; Backscatter; Delay effects; Estimation theory; Maximum likelihood estimation; Performance analysis; Propagation delay; Sea surface; Synthetic aperture radar; Technological innovation; Cramer-Rao Lower Bound; Range accuracy estimation; SAR altimeter waveform; estimation theory;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium,2009 IEEE International,IGARSS 2009
Conference_Location
Cape Town
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-3394-0
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-3395-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2009.5417633
Filename
5417633
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