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Bistatic SAR Experiments with the TanDEM-X Constallation

Rodriguez-Cassola, Marc and Prats, Pau and Steinbrecher, Ulrich and Horn, Ralf and Nottensteiner, Anton and Schulze, Daniel and Keller, Martin and Pinheiro, Muriel and Zink, Manfred and Reigber, Andreas and Krieger, Gerhard and Moreira, Alberto (2012) Bistatic SAR Experiments with the TanDEM-X Constallation. In: International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), pp. 1-4. IEEE. IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2012-07-22 - 2012-07-27, Munich, Germany. doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6351129.

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Abstract

Launched in June 2010, TanDEM-X is an interferometric mission with the main goal of providing a high-resolution, global and unprecedentedly accurate digital elevation model (DEM) of the Earth by means of single-pass X-band SAR interferometry. Despite its usual quasi-monostatic configuration, TanDEM-X is the first genuinely bistatic SAR system in space. During its monostatic commissioning phase, the system was operated in pursuit monostatic mode. During that time, some pioneering bistatic SAR experiments with both satellites commanded in non-nominal modes were conducted with the main purpose of testing the performance of both space and ground segments in very demanding scenarios. In particular, this article includes results of the first bistatic acquisition and the first single-pass interferometric (mono/bistatic) acquisition with TanDEM-X, addressing their innovative aspects and focussing on the analysis of the experimental results. Even in the absence of essential synchronisation and calibration information, bistatic images and interferogramswith similar quality to pursuitmonostatic have been obtained. Some months later, with TanDEM-X already in its operational DEM-acquisition phase a further challenging bistatic acquisition carried out in cooperation with DLR’s airborne radar F-SAR has been carried out. The objective was to acquire fully polarimetric interferometric data with a high range of available bistatic angles. A dedicated commanding of both TanDEM-X and F-SAR was required, including irregular sampling schemes, partially missing bistatic echo reception and bistatic synchronisation, which pose a number of technological challenges in SAR data processing before the calibrated bistatic SAR images are obtained. This article reports about these two set of experiments.

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/76616/
Document Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Speech)
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Title:Bistatic SAR Experiments with the TanDEM-X Constallation
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Rodriguez-Cassola, MarcUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Prats, PauUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Steinbrecher, UlrichUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Horn, RalfUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Nottensteiner, AntonUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Schulze, DanielUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Keller, MartinUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Pinheiro, MurielUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Zink, ManfredUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Reigber, AndreasUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Krieger, GerhardUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Moreira, AlbertoUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Date:24 July 2012
Journal or Publication Title:International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
Refereed publication:Yes
Open Access:Yes
Gold Open Access:No
In SCOPUS:Yes
In ISI Web of Science:No
DOI:10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6351129
Page Range:pp. 1-4
Publisher:IEEE
Status:Published
Keywords:TanDEM-X, bistatic SAR
Event Title:IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
Event Location:Munich, Germany
Event Type:international Conference
Event Dates:2012-07-22 - 2012-07-27
Organizer:IEEE
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 - 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
Microwaves and Radar Institute > SAR Technology
Deposited By: Rodriguez Cassola, Marc
Deposited On:20 Jul 2012 17:32
Last Modified:11 Aug 2023 12:27

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