Title :
Design and simulation of an interferometric Doppler radar altimeter
Author :
Sorge, S. ; Zelli, C. ; Picardi, G.
Author_Institution :
INFOCOM Dept., Rome Univ., Italy
Abstract :
Interferometry techniques can be effectively applied to nadir looking radar altimeters to allow elevation measurement capability over non-stationary surfaces, such as ice, terrain and coastal lines. The main design criteria of such an instrument are described in the paper and the elevation measurement performance over real-topography scenes are assessed through numerical simulation
Keywords :
Doppler radar; geophysical techniques; remote sensing by radar; terrain mapping; topography (Earth); elevation measurement; geophysical measurement technique; interferometric Doppler radar altimeter; land surface topography; nadir looking radar; numerical simulation; radar altimetry; radar remote sensing; simulation; terrain mapping; Bandwidth; Doppler radar; Extraterrestrial measurements; Instruments; Oceans; Radar measurements; Radar tracking; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface topography;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1999. IGARSS '99 Proceedings. IEEE 1999 International
Conference_Location :
Hamburg
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5207-6
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1999.773456
