Title :
Raw/SLC signal simulator for spaceborne interferometric SAR systems
Author :
De Vita, Francesca ; Mori, Alessandro
Author_Institution :
Dipt. Elettronica e Telecomunicazion, Firenze Univ., Italy
Abstract :
(Interferometric) SAR signal simulation is very useful to test processing algorithms of real data. A simulator can provide a reliable version of signals received by a particular system, when the geometric and the electromagnetics characteristics of targets are fixed. The authors present a simulator for an interferometric (single-pass) SAR system placed on a spaceborne platform moving over an ideal Kepler´s orbit. Stripmap and spotlight operational mode can be considered, and, by describing system geometry in a platform frame of reference, mechanical deformation of structures can be easily modeled
Keywords :
geophysical equipment; geophysical techniques; radar theory; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; InSAR; Raw; SAR; SAR signal simulation; SLC; algorithm; geophysical measurement technique; interferometric SAR; land surface; mechanical deformation; radar remote sensing; signal simulator; single-pass; spaceborne radar; spotlight operational mode; stripmap mode; synthetic aperture radar; system geometry; terrain mapping; Directive antennas; Earth; Geometry; Optical interferometry; Optical surface waves; Signal processing; Solid modeling; Spaceborne radar; Synthetic aperture radar; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2000. Proceedings. IGARSS 2000. IEEE 2000 International
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6359-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2000.861703
