Title :
Impact of atmospheric propagation in a Ka-band space-borne SAR for imaging and interferometry
Author :
Capsoni, Carlo ; Guarnieri, Andrea Monti ; Riva, Carlo ; Rocca, Fabio ; Luini, Lorenzo
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Elettron. e Inf., Politec. di Milano, Milan, Italy
Abstract :
The paper investigates the impact of propagation in Ka band quality, by considering the case of clear sky and uniform cloud coverage, up to conditions of rain. The additional attenuation is linked to the probability by focusing in Europe at different latitudes. A layered model is exploited for numerical estimation of both the attenuation and the cloud backscatter in case of uniform cloud coverage.
Keywords :
atmospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; atmospheric optics; atmospheric techniques; clouds; rain; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; Europe; Ka-band; SAR imaging; SAR interferometry; atmospheric propagation; clear sky; cloud backscatter; rain condition; spaceborne SAR; uniform cloud coverage; Attenuation; Backscatter; Clouds; Ice; Radiowave propagation; Rain; Reflectivity; Ka band; SAR; propagation;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1160-1
Electronic_ISBN :
2153-6996
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6350581
