Comparison of Atmospheric Phase Delay on ALOS PALSAR Interferogram and Cloud Distribution Pattern on Simultaneously Observed AVNIR-2 Images

Author

Yonezawa, Chinatsu ; Yamanokuchi, Tsutomu ; Tomiyama, Nobuhiro ; OGURO, Yoshinari

Author_Institution

Miyagi Univ.

Volume

3

fYear

2008

fDate

7-11 July 2008

Abstract

Tropospheric artifact is a serious problem for detecting crustal deformation using differential synthetic aperture radar intereferometry (DInSAR) technique. Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) has capability for simultaneous observation between synthetic aperture radar, PALSAR and optical sensor, AVNIR-2. We compared ALOS PALSAR interferogram with simultaneously observed AVNIR-2 images. Nominal spatial resolution of AVNIR-2 is sufficient for valuation of PALSAR interferogram. Terra/Aqua MODIS images are compared with PALSAR interferogram and cloud top heights is estimated. Test site is Miyagi prefecture where one of the most active seismic zone in Japanese islands. AVNIR-2 images show the two types of clouds pattern that causes interferometric phase delay. The first is lee wave cloud which shows the presence of gravity waves. The second is thick cloud as cumulus which is formed by condensation of water vapor. An interferogram show combination of phase delays in a couple of data. Simultaneously observed AVNIR-2 image is possible to use for evaluation of PALSAR interferometric fringe patterns.

Keywords

atmospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; atmospheric humidity; atmospheric techniques; clouds; gravity waves; radar interferometry; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; troposphere; ALOS PALSAR interferogram; AVNIR-2 images; Advanced Land Observing Satellite; Aqua MODIS image comparison; DInSAR technique; Miyagi prefecture; PALSAR interferometric fringe patterns; Terra MODIS image comparison; atmospheric phase delay; cloud distribution pattern; cloud top height; crustal deformation detection; differential synthetic aperture radar intereferometry; gravity waves; optical sensor; tropospheric artifact; water vapor condensation; Clouds; Cost accounting; Delay; Interferometry; MODIS; Optical sensors; Radar detection; Satellites; Spatial resolution; Synthetic aperture radar; Satellites; Synthetic aperture radar; Terrestrial atmosphere;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2008. IGARSS 2008. IEEE International

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2807-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2808-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2008.4779564

Filename

4779564