Radar Mapping Applications

12/9/1998


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Table of Contents

Radar Mapping Applications

What is radar?

Radar Wavelength Bands

Passive vs. Active Systems

Doppler Radar

PPI Radar for Dec. 8, 1998 (2PM PST)

SLAR System Operations

Spatial Resolution of SLAR Systems (A)

Spatial Resolution of SLAR Systems (B)

Ground Range Resolution (Rr)

Azimuth Resolution (Ra)

The Effect of Beam Width (?) on Azimuth Resolution (Ra)

Beam Width Control

Real aperture radar (“brute force”)

One Solution: Antenna Arrays

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)

SAR (continued)

Atmospheric Transparency & Opaqueness

Terrain Mapping with Radar

Sensor/Terrain Geometry

SLAR and Surface Roughness

Optical vs. Radar Image of NYC

Multipolarization

Interferometry of Kilauea Caldera

A Brief History of SAR Systems (1)

A Brief History of SAR Systems (2)

A Brief History of SAR Systems (3)

A Brief History of SAR Systems (4)

A Brief History of SAR Systems (5)

A Brief History of SAR Systems (6)

A Brief History of SAR Systems (7)

TOPEX/Poseidon Images

A Brief History of SAR Systems (8)

A Brief History of SAR Systems (9)

A Brief History of SAR Systems (10)

A Brief History of SAR Systems (11)

TOPSAR Images

TOPSAR Images

A Brief History of SAR Systems

Author: Paula Messina

Email: pmessina@geosun1.sjsu.edu

Home Page: http://geosun1.sjsu.edu/~pmessina/pmessina.html