Tandem-L Instrument Design and SAR Performance Overview
Younis M, Huber S, Herrero CT, Krieger G, Moreira A, Uematsu A, Sudo Y, Nakamura R, Chishiki Y, Shimada M (2014)
Publication Type: Conference contribution
Publication year: 2014
Publisher: IEEE
Edited Volumes: International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
Pages Range: 88-91
Conference Proceedings Title: IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
ISBN: 9781479957750
URI: https://elib.dlr.de/89445/
DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS.2014.6946362
Abstract
Tandem-L is a proposal for an innovative interferometric radar mission to monitor the Earth system and its intricate dynamics. Important mission objectives are global inventories of forest height and above-ground biomass, largescale measurements of Earth surface deformations due to plate tectonics, erosion and anthropogenic activities, observations of glacier movements and 3-D structure changes in land and sea ice, and the monitoring of ocean surface currents. A detailed description of the mission goals can be found in [1]. The mission concept is based on co-flying two fully-polarimetric L-band SAR satellites in a close formation. Tandem-L employs new techniques and advanced technologies to achieve its ambitious mission goals. The feasibility of a joint DLR/JAXA mission is currently being investigated in the scope of a pre-phase A study. This paper provides an overview of the Tandem-L instrument design concept and its performance predictions. Innovative aspects like the employment of advanced digital beamforming techniques and operation in a variety of imaging modes are detailed.
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Younis, M., Huber, S., Herrero, C.T., Krieger, G., Moreira, A., Uematsu, A.,... Shimada, M. (2014). Tandem-L Instrument Design and SAR Performance Overview. In IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) (pp. 88-91). IEEE.
MLA:
Younis, M., et al. "Tandem-L Instrument Design and SAR Performance Overview." Proceedings of the Joint 2014 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2014 and the 35th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, CSRS 2014 IEEE, 2014. 88-91.
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