Title :
On a high-resolution space-borne VHF-band SAR for FOPEN and GPEN remote sensing of the Earth
Author :
Shteinshleiger, V. ; Andrianov, V. ; Dzenkevich, A. ; Manakov, V. ; Melnikov, L. ; Misezhnikov, G.
Author_Institution :
Sci. Res. Inst. of Instrum. Eng., Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
Consideration is given to overcoming the destructive influence of the ionosphere on the range and azimuth resolution of a space-borne VHF-band SAR. The expected characteristics of such a SAR and its antenna are discussed
Keywords :
VHF radio propagation; image resolution; ionospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; radar antennas; radar imaging; radar resolution; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; Earth remote sensing; FOPEN; GPEN; VHF-band; azimuth resolution; foliage; ground subsurface soil layer; high-resolution space-borne SAR; ionosphere; radar antenna; radar images; radar signal processing; range resolution; vegetation; Azimuth; Chirp; Earth; Electronics packaging; Fluctuations; Frequency; Matched filters; Phase distortion; Remote sensing; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 1999. The Record of the 1999 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Waltham, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4977-6
DOI :
10.1109/NRC.1999.767316
