Title :
MEMPHIS-a fully polarimetric experimental radar
Author :
Schimpf, H. ; Essen, H. ; Boehmsdorff, S. ; Brehm, T.
Author_Institution :
FGAN Forschungsinstitut fur Hochfrequenzphysik und Radartechnik (FHR), Wachtberg, Germany
Abstract :
The MEMPHIS polarimetric SAR is able to operate simultaneously at X-, Kaand W-band. After a detailed technical description, several examples are given to demonstrate its capabilities in the side-looking mode, in forward squinted Doppler beam sharpenung (DBS) mode and with across-track interferometry. Of great importance is the polarimetric calibration which is described in some detail.
Keywords :
calibration; geophysical equipment; geophysical techniques; radar polarimetry; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; 5 to 36 GHz; 75 to 110 GHz; EHF; InSAR; Ka-band; MEMPHIS; SHF; W-band; X-band; across-track interferometry; calibration; forward squinted Doppler beam sharpening mode; geophysical measurement technique; land surface; polarimetric SAR; radar polarimetry; radar remote sensing; side-looking mode; synthetic aperture radar; technical description; terrain mapping; Calibration; Chirp; Frequency; Polarization; Radar antennas; Radar polarimetry; Receiving antennas; Satellite broadcasting; Synthetic aperture radar; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7536-X
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1026230
