Title :
A SAR instrument for global monitoring of land surfaces and polar ice
Author :
Lin, C.-C. ; Mancini, P.L.
Author_Institution :
Eur. Space Res. & Technol. Centre, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Abstract :
Describes on-going efforts to define a novel SAR instrument to globally monitor the land surfaces and the polar regions. A wide-swath/modest resolution concept has been put forth in order to satisfy future needs in climate change studies. A top-down approach starting from the mission objectives has been adopted in order to specify the sensor parameters
Keywords :
geophysical equipment; geophysical techniques; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; radar applications; radar equipment; radar imaging; remote sensing by radar; sea ice; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; SAR; equipment; geophysical measurement technique; global monitoring; instrument; land surface terrain mapping; mission objectives; ocean sea surface sea ice; polar ice; radar remote sensing; satellite; sensor parameters; spaceborne radar imaging; synthetic aperture radar; wide swath modest resolution; Earth; Geophysical measurements; Ice surface; Instruments; Land surface; Monitoring; Radar measurements; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Sensor phenomena and characterization;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1994. IGARSS '94. Surface and Atmospheric Remote Sensing: Technologies, Data Analysis and Interpretation., International
Conference_Location :
Pasadena, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1497-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1994.399488
