Design considerations of GeoSAR

Yunjin Kim; Scott Hensley; Louise Veilleux; W. Edelstein; Yun-Ling Lou; A. Burken; W. F. Skotnicky; T. Sato; W. Brown

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17 June 1996 Design considerations of GeoSAR

Yunjin Kim, Scott Hensley, Louise Veilleux, W. Edelstein, Yun-Ling Lou, A. Burken, W. F. Skotnicky, T. Sato, W. Brown

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Proceedings Volume 2747, Radar Sensor Technology; (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.243064
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls, 1996, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The primary purpose of GeoSAR is to demonstrate the feasibility of interferometric topographic mapping through foliage penetration. GeoSAR should become a commercially viable instrument after the feasibility demonstration. To satisfy both requirements, we have designed a dual frequency (UHF- and X-band) interferometric radar. For foliage penetration, a lower frequency (UHF) radar is used. To obtain better height accuracy for low backscatter areas, we proposed a high frequency (X-band) interferometric system. In this paper, we present a possible GeoSAR system configuration and associated performance estimation.

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Yunjin Kim, Scott Hensley, Louise Veilleux, W. Edelstein, Yun-Ling Lou, A. Burken, W. F. Skotnicky, T. Sato, and W. Brown "Design considerations of GeoSAR", Proc. SPIE 2747, Radar Sensor Technology, (17 June 1996); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.243064

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