Title :
Impact of atmospheric water vapor on the design of a Ku band geosynchronous SAR system
Author :
Guarnieri, Andrea Monti ; Rocca, Fabio ; Ibars, Antoni Broquetas
Author_Institution :
DEI, POLIMI, Italy
Abstract :
We consider a geosynchronous Ku band system, and the defocusing effects due to the temporal and spatial variability of the atmospheric water vapor. Due to the very slow formation of the spatial chirp (minutes or even hours), the temporal change of the local water vapor content could be significant, thus preventing a correct image focusing and the formation of a coherent image. Using GPS and ground based radar data, we estimate and model the spatial temporal correlation function of the water vapor delay. Then, for a given spatial scale, we estimate the maximum time within which the temporal evolution of the water vapor should be carried out, to be able to track its temporal evolution. This requisite constrains both the EIRP and the apparent velocity of the satellite. Then, we evaluate the possibilities of real time ground motion analyses, as a function of the spatial and temporal resolution and the EIRP.
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; atmospheric humidity; atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric techniques; remote sensing by radar; spatial variables measurement; synthetic aperture radar; EIRP; GPS data; Ku band geosynchronous SAR system design; atmospheric water vapor; defocusing effects; ground based radar data; real time ground motion analysis; spatial chirp; spatial temporal correlation function; spatial variability; temporal variability; water vapor content; water vapor delay; Chirp; Delay estimation; Focusing; Global Positioning System; Motion analysis; Radar imaging; Radar tracking; Satellites; Spaceborne radar; Spatial resolution;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium,2009 IEEE International,IGARSS 2009
Conference_Location :
Cape Town
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3394-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3395-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2009.5418254