Title :
Current Measurements in Coastal Waters and Rivers by TerraSAR-X Along-Track InSAR
Author :
Romeiser, Roland
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Hamburg, Hamburg
Abstract :
As discussed by several authors during the last 20 years, the along-track interferometric synthetic aperture radar (along-track InSAR) is a promising instrument for direct high- resolution surface current measurements from air- or spaceborne platforms. After theoretical studies, airborne InSAR experiments, and a demonstration of current measurements from space with data from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission, the new German satellite TerraSAR-X will be the first to offer along-track InSAR capabilities during a period of several years. We summarize results of two recent studies on current measuring capabilities of TerraSAR-X in coastal waters and rivers.
Keywords :
oceanography; radar interferometry; remote sensing by radar; rivers; synthetic aperture radar; German satellite TerraSAR-X; Shuttle Radar Topography Mission; air-borne platform; airborne InSAR experiments; along-track InSAR instrument; along-track interferometry; coastal water current measurements; interferometric synthetic aperture radar; rivers water current measurements; spaceborne platform; Current measurement; Extraterrestrial measurements; Instruments; Rivers; Sea measurements; Space missions; Space shuttles; Spaceborne radar; Surface topography; Synthetic aperture radar interferometry;
Conference_Titel :
Current Measurement Technology, 2008. CMTC 2008. IEEE/OES 9th Working Conference on
Conference_Location :
Charlston, SC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1485-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1486-4
DOI :
10.1109/CCM.2008.4480862
