Title :
Azimuth resolution of spaceborne P, VHF-band SAR
Author :
Goriachkin, Oleg V.
Author_Institution :
Remote Sensing Technol. Lab., Volga State Acad. of Telecommun. & Informatics, Samara, Russia
Abstract :
A degradation of spatial resolution performance of spaceborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images, which is due to the atmospheric radio waves propagation effects, is considered in this letter. A special calculation procedure of spatial resolution performances, in particular of the SAR azimuth resolution, is offered. Herein, the analysis of a potential spatial resolution, resulting from the influence of the atmosphere, on SAR images is presented.
Keywords :
VHF radio propagation; atmospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; atmospheric techniques; radar imaging; radar resolution; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; SAR azimuth resolution; VHF band SAR; atmospheric radio waves propagation effect; spaceborne synthetic aperture radar image; spatial resolution; very high frequency band; Atmosphere; Atmospheric waves; Azimuth; Degradation; Fluctuations; Signal processing; Signal resolution; Spaceborne radar; Spatial resolution; Synthetic aperture radar; Low-frequency bands; SAR; spaceborne synthetic aperture radar; spatial resolution;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LGRS.2004.833777
