Early images from the RADARSAT synthetic aperture radar

Author

Luscombe, A.P. ; Gray, R. ; Shepherd, N. ; Srivastava, S. ; Meier, D. ; Jefferies, W.

Author_Institution

Spar Aerosp. Ltd., St.-Anne-de-Bellevue, Que., Canada

Volume

2

fYear

1996

fDate

27-31 May 1996

Firstpage

1352

Abstract

The Canadian RADARSAT satellite was launched in Autumn 1995, and its synthetic aperture radar (SAR) instrument took its first image 24 days later. This paper presents results obtained from SAR imaging during the Commissioning Phase and early in the Operational Phase. The RADARSAT SAR has been designed to be very versatile in its operations, producing data in a wide range of different modes. Selected images are included in this paper which both illustrate these capabilities and show interesting imaging features. The information presented covers the full range of imaging options from Fine Resolution Beams to the very wide coverage ScanSAR modes

Keywords

geophysical techniques; radar imaging; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; Fine Resolution Beams; RADARSAT; SAR imaging; ScanSAR; geophysical measurement technique; land surface; radar remote sensing; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; Downlink; Frequency; Image coding; Image resolution; Image sensors; Instruments; Optical reflection; Radar polarimetry; Satellites; Synthetic aperture radar;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1996. IGARSS '96. 'Remote Sensing for a Sustainable Future.', International

Conference_Location

Lincoln, NE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3068-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516660

Filename

516660