Hueso Gonzalez, Jaime and Bachmann, Markus and Krieger, Gerhard and Fiedler, Hauke (2010) Development of the TanDEM-X Calibration Concept: Analysis of Systematic Errors. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 48 (2), pp. 716-726. IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2009.2034980.
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The TanDEM-X mission, result of the partnership between the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and Astrium GmbH, opens a new era in spaceborne radar remote sensing. The first bistatic satellite synthetic aperture radar mission is formed by flying the TanDEM-X and TerraSAR-X in a closely controlled helix formation. The primary mission goal is the derivation of a high-precision global digital elevation model (DEM) according to High-Resolution Terrain Information (HRTI) level 3 accuracy. The finite precision of the baseline knowledge and uncompensated radar instrument drifts introduce errors that may compromise the height accuracy requirements. By means of a DEM calibration, which uses absolute height references, and the information provided by adjacent interferogram overlaps, these height errors can be minimized. This paper summarizes the exhaustive studies of the nature of the residual-error sources that have been carried out during the development of the DEM calibration concept. Models for these errors are set up and simulations of the resulting DEM height error for different scenarios provide the basis for the development of a successful DEM calibration strategy for the TanDEM-X mission.
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Title: | Development of the TanDEM-X Calibration Concept: Analysis of Systematic Errors | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Date: | February 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Refereed publication: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Open Access: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gold Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
In SCOPUS: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
In ISI Web of Science: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Volume: | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||
DOI: | 10.1109/TGRS.2009.2034980 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 716-726 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Publisher: | IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | ||||||||||||||||||||
Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||||||
Keywords: | Baseline, DEM calibration, Interferometry, Phase errors, Synthetic aperture radar, TanDEM-X | ||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport (old) | ||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program: | Space (old) | ||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program Themes: | W EO - Erdbeobachtung | ||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research area: | Space | ||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Program: | W EO - Erdbeobachtung | ||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research theme (Project): | W - Projekt TanDEM-X (old) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Location: | Oberpfaffenhofen | ||||||||||||||||||||
Institutes and Institutions: | Microwaves and Radar Institute > Radar Concepts Microwaves and Radar Institute Microwaves and Radar Institute > Spaceborne SAR Systems | ||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited By: | Hueso Gonzalez, Jaime | ||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 24 Mar 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 31 Jul 2019 19:24 |
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