Advanced interferometric SAR techniques with TanDEM-X

Author

Moreira, Alberto ; Krieger, Gerhard ; Fiedler, Hauke ; Hajnsek, Irena ; Younis, Marwan ; Zink, Manfred ; Werner, Marian

Author_Institution

German Aerosp. Center, Microwaves & Radar Inst., Oberpfaffenhofen

fYear

2008

fDate

26-30 May 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

TanDEM-X is an innovative mission with a TerraSAR-X add-on satellite for high-resolution single-pass SAR interferometry. The TanDEM-X mission has the primary objective of generating a consistent, global DEM with an unprecedented accuracy according to the HRTI-3 specifications (2 m height accuracy, 12 m posting). Beyond that, TanDEM-X provides a configurable SAR interferometric platform for demonstrating new SAR techniques and applications. The launch of TanDEM-X is planned for 2009. This paper gives a short overview of the TanDEM-X mission concept, summarizes the basic products and gives several examples of new interferometric techniques that will be demonstrated with TanDEM-X.

Keywords

radar imaging; radar interferometry; radar resolution; synthetic aperture radar; TanDEM-X; TerraSAR-X add-on satellite; advanced interferometric SAR techniques; high-resolution single-pass SAR interferometry; synthetic aperture radar; Decorrelation; Image resolution; Interferometry; Microwave theory and techniques; Radar polarimetry; Satellites; Sea measurements; Spaceborne radar; Synthetic aperture radar; Transmitters; Advanced Interferometric Techniques; Bistatic SAR; Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR);

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radar Conference, 2008. RADAR '08. IEEE

Conference_Location

Rome

ISSN

1097-5659

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1538-0

Electronic_ISBN

1097-5659

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RADAR.2008.4720737

Filename

4720737