Calibration for RADARSAT

Author

Srivastava, S.K. ; Shepherd, N.W. ; Hawkins, R.K. ; Lukowski, T.I.

Author_Institution

Syst. Dev. & Implementation Directorate, Canadian Space Agency, Ottawa, Ont., Canada

Volume

2

fYear

1994

fDate

8-12 Aug. 1994

Firstpage

1099

Abstract

RADARSAT is an operational synthetic aperture radar (SAR) in space scheduled for launch in 1995. The mission is to be 5 years long and will deliver relatively calibrated data products to users. This paper describes the calibration methodology to achieve and maintain the end-to-end image quality requirements of the mission. An outline of the planned image quality management is also given.

Keywords

calibration; geophysical techniques; radar applications; radar imaging; radar polarimetry; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; RADARSAT; SAR imaging; calibration method; geophysical measurement technique; image quality; land surface; polarimetry; radar imagery; radar remote sensing; radiometric calibration; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; Calibration; Data analysis; Image quality; Layout; Quality management; Radar tracking; Radiometry; Spaceborne radar; Synthetic aperture radar; Transponders; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1994. IGARSS '94. Surface and Atmospheric Remote Sensing: Technologies, Data Analysis and Interpretation., International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1497-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1994.399355

Filename

399355