Title :
The DSTO Ingara airbone X-Band SAR polarimetric upgrade: first results
Author :
Stacy, N.J.S. ; Badger, D.P. ; Goh, A.S. ; Preiss, M. ; Williams, M.L.
Author_Institution :
Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Div., Defence Sci. & Technol. Organ., Edinburg, Australia
Abstract :
The Ingara airborne multi-mode X-Band imaging radar system developed by DSTO has been upgraded to a fully polarimetric collection capability with a 600 MHz bandwidth. The initial trial of the upgraded system in December 2002 included the collection of synthetic aperture radar data sets of a calibration scene including interferometric repeat passes. The application of calibration techniques to the data yields a measured channel cross talk less than -30 dB.
Keywords :
airborne radar; geophysical techniques; radar imaging; radar polarimetry; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; -30 dB; 600 MHz; AD 2002 12; DSTO; Ingara airborne multi-mode X-Band imaging radar system; SAR polarimetry; interferometric repeat passes; synthetic aperture radar; Airborne radar; Australia; Calibration; Layout; Radar antennas; Radar imaging; Radar polarimetry; Satellite ground stations; Synthetic aperture radar; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2003. IGARSS '03. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7929-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2003.1295551
