Space-borne imaging

Space-borne imaging

Radar's ability to "see" through darkness, clouds and smoke and to cover large areas gives it unique power as a global remote-sensing tool. Imaging radar evolved from its beginnings 50 years ago through airborne research to space-borne systems. Operational space-borne systems of today...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE aerospace and electronic systems magazine 2000-10, Vol.15 (10), p.118-124
Hauptverfasser: Caro, Edward, Freeman, Anthony, Jordan, Rolando, Johnson, William, Kim, Yunjin, Rosen, Paul, Shen, Yuhsyen, Stuhr, Frederick, Zyl, Jakobvan
Format: Magazinearticle
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Airborne radar
Clouds
Geology
Imaging radar
Interferometry
Mapping
Polarimetry
Radar imaging
Radar polarimetry
Radar remote sensing
Remote monitoring
Remote sensing
Smoke
Spaceborne radar
Synthetic aperture radar
Topographic maps
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Zusammenfassung:Radar's ability to "see" through darkness, clouds and smoke and to cover large areas gives it unique power as a global remote-sensing tool. Imaging radar evolved from its beginnings 50 years ago through airborne research to space-borne systems. Operational space-borne systems of today are capable of generating global geological and topographic maps, using advanced synthetic aperture radar techniques such as polarimetry and interferometry. The future holds great promise for increased use of imaging radar for remote sensing, including, more accurate elevation mapping, natural hazards monitoring, soil moisture mapping and biomass estimation.
ISSN:0885-8985
1557-959X
DOI:10.1109/62.879432