Title :
System concepts and technologies for high orbit SAR
Author :
Moussessian, Alina ; Chen, Curtis ; Edelstein, Wendy ; Madsen, Soren ; Rosen, Paul
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper discusses large aperture, high orbit radar concepts for measuring sub-centimeter-level surface displacements from space. These measurements will enable applications such as earthquake simulation, modeling and forecasting. We explain the need for large aperture, high orbit arrays and discuss the technologies required to achieve these missions.
Keywords :
active antenna arrays; earthquakes; radar antennas; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; active arrays; earthquake forecasting; high orbit SAR; high orbit arrays; large aperture radar; phased array radar; sub-centimeter-level measurements; surface displacement measurement; synthetic aperture radar; Displacement measurement; Earthquakes; Extraterrestrial measurements; Phased arrays; Radar measurements; Sea surface; Space technology; Spaceborne radar; Synthetic aperture radar; Synthetic aperture radar interferometry;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 2005 IEEE MTT-S International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8845-3
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.2005.1517017
