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Nadir Echo Removal in Synthetic Aperture Radar via Waveform Diversity and Dual-Focus Postprocessing

Villano, Michelangelo and Krieger, Gerhard and Moreira, Alberto (2018) Nadir Echo Removal in Synthetic Aperture Radar via Waveform Diversity and Dual-Focus Postprocessing. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 15 (5), pp. 719-723. IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/LGRS.2018.2808196. ISSN 1545-598X.

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Abstract

Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) remote sensing allows high-resolution imaging independent of weather conditions and sunlight illumination and is, therefore, very attractive for the systematic observation of dynamic processes on the earth's surface. However, as a consequence of the pulsed operation and side-looking geometry of SAR, nadir echoes may significantly affect the SAR image quality, if the pulse repetition frequency is not conveniently constrained in the design of the SAR system. As the nadir interference constraint typically limits both the swath width and the ambiguity performance of the SAR system, the investigation of novel concepts for nadir echo removal is of great interest. This letter describes how to design an SAR system without the nadir interference constraint and how to remove (not only smear) the nadir echoes by means of waveform diversity on transmit and appropriate postprocessing. The proposed technique yields improved image quality and can be exploited in a similar manner for range ambiguity suppression with remarkable benefits for the design of novel SAR systems.

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/119256/
Document Type:Article
Title:Nadir Echo Removal in Synthetic Aperture Radar via Waveform Diversity and Dual-Focus Postprocessing
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Villano, MichelangeloUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1769-6927UNSPECIFIED
Krieger, GerhardUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4548-0285UNSPECIFIED
Moreira, AlbertoUNSPECIFIEDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3436-9653UNSPECIFIED
Date:May 2018
Journal or Publication Title:IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters
Refereed publication:Yes
Open Access:No
Gold Open Access:No
In SCOPUS:Yes
In ISI Web of Science:Yes
Volume:15
DOI:10.1109/LGRS.2018.2808196
Page Range:pp. 719-723
Publisher:IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
ISSN:1545-598X
Status:Published
Keywords:Cyclically shifted chirps, matched filtering, nadir echo, pulse repetition frequency (PRF), range ambiguities, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), waveform diversity.
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport
HGF - Program:Space
HGF - Program Themes:Earth Observation
DLR - Research area:Raumfahrt
DLR - Program:R EO - Earth Observation
DLR - Research theme (Project):R - Vorhaben Tandem-L Vorstudien (old)
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen
Institutes and Institutions:Microwaves and Radar Institute
Microwaves and Radar Institute > Radar Concepts
Deposited By: Villano, Dr.-Ing. Michelangelo
Deposited On:26 Mar 2018 09:02
Last Modified:02 Nov 2023 10:20

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