Linck, Roland and Busche, Thomas and Buckreuss, Stefan and Fassbinder, Jörg and Seren, Sirri S. (2013) Possibilities of Archaeological Prospection by High-resolution X-band Satellite Radar – a Case Study from Syria. Archaeological Prospection, 20, pp. 97-108. Wiley. doi: 10.1002/arp.1444. ISSN 1075-2196.
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Abstract
The launch of the first German radar satellite TerraSAR-X in 2007 opened a new era in spaceborne radar remote sensing. So far the applicability for the high-resolution prospection of upstanding and, especially, buried monuments was limited because of the low resolution of the former sensors. TerraSAR-X, however, provides us with images with a spatial resolution of up to 1m. The satellite operates in the so-called X-band with a frequency of 9.65 GHz. Therefore it is supposed that there is no possibility to penetrate the soil with this sensor. To testify and analyse the benefit of TerraSAR-X in archaeological geophysics, we chose as a test site a Roman fortress in Syria. The site was chosen as we already have GPR data of the same area for a comparison and for the verification of the actual penetration depth. Our results revealed that it is possible to resolve superficial and even buried structures in the data set, which provides evidence that the X-band waves can penetrate the soil. This paper shows our results of the survey and an estimation of the possible penetration depth of TerraSAR-X. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Title: | Possibilities of Archaeological Prospection by High-resolution X-band Satellite Radar – a Case Study from Syria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date: | 6 May 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Archaeological Prospection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Refereed publication: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
In SCOPUS: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
In ISI Web of Science: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Volume: | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
DOI: | 10.1002/arp.1444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 97-108 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: | Wiley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ISSN: | 1075-2196 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Keywords: | synthetic aperture radar; SAR; TerraSAR-X; ground-penetrating radar; GPR; Syria; Roman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 TerraSAR-X Missionsbetrieb (old) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location: | Oberpfaffenhofen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Institutes and Institutions: | Microwaves and Radar Institute Microwaves and Radar Institute > Spaceborne SAR Systems | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited By: | Fischer, Jens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 02 Jul 2013 10:39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 08 Mar 2018 18:30 |
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