Meta, Adriano and Mittermayer, Josef and Prats, Pau and Scheiber, Rolf and Steinbrecher, Ulrich (2010) TOPS Imaging with TerraSAR-X: Mode Design and Performance Analysis. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 48 (2), pp. 759-769. IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2009.2026743.
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This paper reports about the performed investigations for the implementation of the wide swath TOPS imaging mode with TerraSAR-X. The TOPS mode overcomes the limitations imposed by the ScanSAR mode by steering the antenna along-track during the acquisition of a burst. In this way, a uniform signal to noise ratio (SNR) is achieved, and consequently, scalloping and an azimuth-dependent distributed target ambiguity ratio (DTAR) are avoided. However, the use of electronically steered antennas leads to a quantization of the steering law and a non-ideal pattern for squinted angles (grating lobes and main lobe reduction). The former provokes spurious peaks, while the latter introduces a slight scalloping and DTAR deterioration. These effects are analyzed and quantified for TerraSAR-X and a TOPS system design approach is presented. Next, the requirements concerning interferometry are investigated. Finally, several results are shown with TerraSAR-X data, including a comparison between the TOPS and ScanSAR modes and the reporting of first TOPS interferometric results.
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Title: | TOPS Imaging with TerraSAR-X: Mode Design and Performance Analysis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date: | 2 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.2009.2026743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 759-769 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: | IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series Name: | IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Keywords: | ScanSAR, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), terrain observation by progressive scans (TOPS), wide swath SAR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 TerraSAR-X Kalibration und Projektunterstützung (old) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location: | Oberpfaffenhofen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutes and Institutions: | Microwaves and Radar Institute > Radar Concepts Microwaves and Radar Institute Microwaves and Radar Institute > Spaceborne SAR Systems Microwaves and Radar Institute > SAR Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited By: | Mittermayer, Dr.-Ing. Josef | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 02 Feb 2010 09:28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 31 Jul 2019 19:24 |
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