Title :
ERS-1/2 SAR and IFSAR for Antarctica
Author :
Berardino, Paolo ; Marrazzo, Massimo ; Migliaccio, Maurizio ; Lanari, Riccardo
Author_Institution :
CNR-IRECE, Napoli, Italy
Abstract :
In this paper we present a work conducted under the PNRA (Progetto Nazionale Ricerche in Antartide) project aimed at assessing the capability of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and inteferometric SAR (IFSAR) in providing useful geophysical information in the study of Antarctica. The study is concentrated over the Ross Sea - Terra Nova bay area wherein the Italian base is located. This study uses a limited remotely sensed data set and ground truth data. Notwithstanding, the study is capable of meaningful results
Keywords :
geophysical techniques; glaciology; hydrological techniques; oceanographic regions; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing by radar; sea ice; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; Antarctica; ERS-1; ERS-2; IFSAR; InSAR; Italian base; Mt. Melbourne; PNRA; Progetto Nazionale Ricerche in Antartide; Ross Sea; SAR; Southern Ocean; Terra Nova bay; geophysical measurement technique; glacier; glaciology; hydrology; ice shelf; ice tongue; inteferometric SAR; land surface topography; ocean; polar ice sheet; radar remote sensing; sea ice; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; Antarctica; Area measurement; Earth; Ecosystems; Geophysical measurements; Particle measurements; Performance evaluation; Sea measurements; Synthetic aperture radar; Synthetic aperture radar interferometry;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2001. IGARSS '01. IEEE 2001 International
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7031-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2001.978086
