The TanDEM-X Mission Concept

Author

Zink, Manfred ; Fiedler, Hauke ; Hajnsek, Irena ; Krieger, Gerhard ; Moreira, Alberto ; Werner, Marian

Author_Institution

German Aerosp. Center (DLR), Microwaves & Radar Inst., Oberpfaffenhofen

fYear

2006

fDate

July 31 2006-Aug. 4 2006

Firstpage

1938

Lastpage

1941

Abstract

TanDEM-X (TerraSAR-X add-on for Digital Elevation Measurement) is an innovative radar interferometry mission to generate a global, consistent and highly accurate digital elevation model (DEM) and to provide a configurable SAR interferometry platform for demonstrating new SAR techniques and applications. This paper summarizes the mission concept starting from the user requirements, the HELIX orbit and TanDEM-X operational modes to the expected height performance. Examples of new SAR techniques are presented.

Keywords

digital elevation models; geophysical techniques; radar interferometry; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; HELIX orbit; SAR application; SAR interferometry platform; SAR techniques; TanDEM-X mission concept; TanDEM-X operational modes; TerraSAR-X add-on for Digital Elevation Measurement; digital elevation model; height performance; radar interferometry mission; user requirements; Earth; Interferometry; Land surface; Microwave theory and techniques; Satellite broadcasting; Sea surface; Space vehicles; Spaceborne radar; Surface topography; Synthetic aperture radar;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2006. IGARSS 2006. IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Denver, CO

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9510-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2006.501

Filename

4241648