Title :
A ground based parasitic SAR experiment
Author :
Cazzani, L. ; Colesanti, C. ; Leva, D. ; Nesti, G. ; Prati, C. ; Rocca, F. ; Tarchi, D.
Author_Institution :
DEI, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Abstract :
The authors present the results of an experimental test aimed to evaluate the performances of a SAR system based on the use of an almost geostationary TV satellite as transmitter and a ground based receiver. The synthetic aperture can be obtained directly exploiting the satellite daily motion. The receiver implemented for the experiment is described. The resolution capabilities and the link budget of the system have been analysed. The obtained results allowed the authors to design a new focusing experiment to be realized in the near future
Keywords :
geophysical techniques; radar imaging; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; bistatic radar; geophysical measurement technique; geostationary TV satellite; ground based parasitic SAR; ground based receiver; land surface; radar remote sensing; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; transmitter an; Bandwidth; Digital TV; Electromagnetic scattering; Focusing; Layout; Radar imaging; Radar scattering; Satellite broadcasting; Spaceborne radar; TV receivers;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1999. IGARSS '99 Proceedings. IEEE 1999 International
Conference_Location :
Hamburg
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5207-6
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1999.772007
