Bistatic experiment with the UWB-CARABAS sensor — First results and prospects of future applications

Bistatic SAR experiments are in focus in recent years. We will present first results of an airborne bistatic experiment conducted 2007 in Switzerland with the Swedish ultrawideband sensor CARABAS, operating at 28-73 MHz (UWB). The acquired bistatic data include HH and HV polarization with different bistatic elevation angles, various transmitting flight tracks - including non-linear tracks - and fixed receiving antennas (horizontal and vertical) installed on a mountain top. We will place an emphasis on the processing, improving and evaluating of the data and give an overview of future applications which are made feasible by this bistatic dataset.