Title :
PALSAR-2 polarimetric performance and the simulation study using the PI-SAR-L2
Author :
Shimada, Masanobu ; Watanabe, Manabu ; Motooka, Takeshi ; Kankaku, Yukihiro
Author_Institution :
Earth Obs. Res. Center, Japan Aerosp. Exploration Agency, Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
This paper describes the performance, calibration method, and observation scenarios for the ALOS-2/PALSAR-2 polarimetry mode. It also describes simulation studies conducted using data from Pi-SAR-L2, JAXA´s L-band airborne SAR, for calibration and application studies.
Keywords :
airborne radar; calibration; radar computing; radar polarimetry; synthetic aperture radar; ALOS-2-PALSAR-2 polarimetry mode; JAXA; L-band airborne SAR; PI-SAR-L2; calibration method; Bandwidth; Calibration; L-band; Polarimetry; Rough surfaces; Sea surface; Synthetic aperture radar; ALOS-2; ALOS-2 Science program; Calibration and Validation; PALSAR-2; Pi-SAR-L2; ScanSAR; Spotlight; Strip mode;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2013 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-1114-1
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2013.6723280