Application of multispectral radar and LANDSAT imagery to geologic mapping in death valley [PDF]
Side-Looking Airborne Radar (SLAR) images, acquired by JPL and Strategic Air Command Systems, and visible and near-infrared LANDSAT imagery were applied to studies of the Quaternary alluvial and evaporite deposits in Death Valley, California. Unprocessed
Daily, M. +5 more
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Application of fuel/time minimization techniques to route planning and trajectory optimization [PDF]
Rising fuel costs combined with other economic pressures have resulted in industry requirements for more efficient air traffic control and airborne operations.
Knox, C. E.
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Ground clutter measurements using the NASA airborne doppler radar: Description of clutter at the Denver and Philadelphia airports [PDF]
Detection of hazardous wind shears from an airborne platform, using commercial sized radar hardware, has been debated and researched for several years. The primary concern has been the requirement for 'look-down' capability in a Doppler radar during the ...
Delnore, Victor E. +3 more
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Progress in coherent laser radar [PDF]
Considerable progress with coherent laser radar has been made over the last few years, most notably perhaps in the available range of high performance devices and components and the confidence with which systems may now be taken into the field for ...
Vaughan, J. M.
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Digital Beamforming and Traffic Monitoring Using the new FSAR System of DLR [PDF]
In November 2006 the first X-band test flight of DLR’s new FSAR system has been performed successfully and in February 2007 the first flight campaign has been conducted for acquiring experimental multi-channel data of controlled ground moving targets. In
Baumgartner, Stefan +6 more
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Analysis Methods of Errors (Motion and Atmospheric) in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Images [PDF]
A method to allow the analysis of the effects of motion and atmospheric errors in SAR images is here presented. The objective of the method is to allow the visualization of the effects of motion errors and atmospheric artefacts on the processed (focused)
Boerner, Thomas +4 more
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Airborne Doppler radar detection of low altitude windshear [PDF]
As part of an integrated windshear program, the Federal Aviation Administration, jointly with NASA, is sponsoring a research effort to develop airborne sensor technology for the detection of low altitude windshear during aircraft take-off and landing ...
Bracalente, Emedio M. +2 more
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ANALYSIS OF THE STATE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF AIRBORNE RADARS OF DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN PRODUCTION
This article gives a brief description of the of modern and advanced aircraft systems and multi-functional on-board radar stations as part of their avionics, the characteristics of airborne radars and description of antenna arrays op-erationally ...
E. E. Nechayev, K. S. Deryabin
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Development of a portable precision landing system [PDF]
A portable, tactical approach guidance (PTAG) system, based on a novel, X-band, precision approach concept, was developed and flight tested as a part of NASA's Rotorcraft All-Weather Operations Research Program.
Clary, G. R. +2 more
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Great Lakes all-weather ice information system [PDF]
A system is described which utilizes an X-band Side-Looking-Airborne-Radar (SLAR) for determining type, location, and aerial distribution of the ice cover in the Great Lakes and an airborne, S-band, short pulse radar for obtaining ice thickness. The SLAR
Cooper, D. W. +7 more
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