RADARSAT Antarctic Mapping Project-mosaic construction

Author

Noltimier, K.F. ; Jezek, K.C. ; Sohn, H.G. ; Li, B. ; Liu, H. ; Baumgartner, F. ; Kaupp, V. ; Curlander, J.C. ; Wilson, B. ; Onstott, R.

Author_Institution

Byrd Polar Res. Center, Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH, USA

Volume

5

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

2349

Abstract

The goal of the RADARSAT Antarctic Mapping Project is to create a complete, seamless, high-resolution digital SAR mosaic of Antarctica. To achieve this goal the project combines Alaska SAR Facility (ASF) processed RADARSAT-1 image data collected in September and October 1997 with a newly created digital elevation model to produce geometrically correct, orthorectified image products. The actual data manipulation is done using a Vexcel Corporation designed mapping system

Keywords

cartography; geophysical signal processing; geophysical techniques; glaciology; hydrological techniques; radar imaging; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; topography (Earth); AD 1997; ASF; Alaska SAR Facility; Antarctica; RADARSAT; RADARSAT Antarctic Mapping Project; RADARSAT-1 image; Vexcel Corporation designed mapping system; cartography; digital SAR mosaic; digital elevation model; glaciology; land surface topography; mosaic construction; orthorectified image; polar ice sheet; radar imaging; radar remote sensing; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; Antarctica; Backscatter; Calibration; Digital elevation models; Radar cross section; Radar imaging; Radar measurements; Radiometry; Structural beams; Surfaces;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1999. IGARSS '99 Proceedings. IEEE 1999 International

Conference_Location

Hamburg

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5207-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1999.771506

Filename

771506