Title :
Digital beamforming architecture and techniques for a spaceborne interferometric Ka-band mission
Author :
Younis, Marwan ; Lopez-Dekker, P. ; Patyuchenko, Anton ; Krieger, Gerhard
Author_Institution :
German Aerosp. Center (DLR), Microwaves & Radar Inst., Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
fDate :
April 29 2013-May 3 2013
Abstract :
The paper presents the instrument concept and performance of a Ka-band single-pass interferemetric mission proposed for measuring topography and topographic changes. A formation flying constellation of two compact synthetic aperture radars (SAR) satellites equipped with innovative digital beamforming hardware and advanced operation modes is described.
Keywords :
array signal processing; radar interferometry; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; Ka-band single-pass interferemetric mission; SAR; compact synthetic aperture radars satellites; digital beamforming architecture; formation flying constellation; innovative digital beamforming hardware; spaceborne interferometric Ka-band mission; topographic change measurement; topography measurement; Array signal processing; Azimuth; Satellites; Spaceborne radar; Synthetic aperture radar; Transmitting antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference (RADAR), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5792-0
DOI :
10.1109/RADAR.2013.6585999
