Subsurface topography mapping in deserts using two frequency SAR interferometry

Author

Elsherbini, Adel ; Sarabandi, Kamal

Author_Institution

EECS Dept., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

fYear

2011

fDate

13-20 Aug. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The progress in the development of a new two frequency InSAR system for mapping the subsurface topography in deserts and arid regions is presented. The proposed system consists of a Ka-InSAR for mapping the top interface topography and a VHF-InSAR for mapping the subsurface topography. The required modifications in conventional InSAR inversion to allow for height estimation in the presence of the top layer are then presented. Some of the image distortions that occur in the SAR images are also presented. Scaled model measurements were performed to verify the operation of the proposed system.

Keywords

radar interferometry; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; topography (Earth); InSAR inversion; Ka-InSAR; SAR image; VHF-InSAR; arid region; desert; height estimation; image distortion; scaled model measurement; subsurface topography mapping; top interface topography; two frequency SAR interferometry; Antennas; Azimuth; Extraterrestrial measurements; Focusing; Scattering; Surface topography;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, 2011 XXXth URSI

Conference_Location

Istanbul

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5117-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/URSIGASS.2011.6050825

Filename

6050825