An outlook for European spaceborne synthetic aperture radar

Author

Heer, Christoph ; Mahdi, Semir ; Angino, G. ; Torre, Andrea

Author_Institution

Dornier GmbH, Friedrichshafen, Germany

Volume

2

fYear

1997

fDate

3-8 Aug 1997

Firstpage

990

Abstract

Two complementary future SAR instruments to be carried on separate platforms have been studied by the European Space agency (ESA). (1) CLIMACS, a modest-resolution, global monitoring SAR. (2) NGSI, a high resolution, flexible viewing SAR. CLIMACS will provide a long-term, uninterrupted global monitoring of land and ice surfaces with high temporal, high radiometric resolution. NGSI will be an all-purpose sensor providing synoptic views of selected scenes. The NGSI study goal was the definition of future technology developements. In parallel, the German Space Agency (DARA) is funding the development of an active antenna demonstrator (DESA) in order to promote further technological developments

Keywords

geophysical equipment; geophysical techniques; hydrological equipment; hydrological techniques; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; radar equipment; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; CLIMACS; DARA; ESA; European Space agency; European system; German Space Agency; NGSI; SAR; SAR instrument; active antenna demonstrator; geophysical measurement technique; hydrology; land surface; ocean; radar remote sensing; sea ice; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; Frequency; Image resolution; Instruments; Interferometry; L-band; Monitoring; Space technology; Spaceborne radar; Synthetic aperture radar; Telephony;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1997. IGARSS '97. Remote Sensing - A Scientific Vision for Sustainable Development., 1997 IEEE International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3836-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1997.615320

Filename

615320