DocumentCode
3333983
Title
A phase screen simulator for predicting the impact of small-scale ionospheric structure on SAR image formation and interferometry
Author
Carrano, Charles S. ; Groves, Keith M. ; Caton, Ronald G.
Author_Institution
Inst. for Sci. Res., Boston Coll., Boston, MA, USA
fYear
2010
fDate
25-30 July 2010
Firstpage
162
Lastpage
165
Abstract
We describe the SAR Scintillation Simulator (SAR-SS), a new phase screen model for simulating the impact of small-scale ionospheric structure on SAR image formation and interferometry. We compare simulated and observed PALSAR imagery over Brazil, and our preliminary findings show that SAR-SS can reproduce the essential features of azimuthal streaking and contrast degradation caused by small-scale structure in the ionosphere.
Keywords
interferometry; ionosphere; ionospheric electromagnetic wave propagation; synthetic aperture radar; Brazil; PALSAR imagery; SAR image formation; SAR scintillation simulator; interferometry; ionosphere; phase screen model; phase screen simulator; small-scale ionospheric structure; Indexes; Ionosphere; Mathematical model; Predictive models; Radar imaging; Synthetic aperture radar; Ionospheric Irregularities; Radio Scintillation; Synthetic Aperture Radar;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2010 IEEE International
Conference_Location
Honolulu, HI
ISSN
2153-6996
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-9565-8
Electronic_ISBN
2153-6996
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5651485
Filename
5651485
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