Global geo-hazard risk assessment of long-span bridges enhanced with InSAR availability [PDF]
While a geo-hazard risk assessment of bridges is crucial for achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, state-of-the-art methods for evaluation of risk neglect the temporal dimension of structural vulnerability, overlooking how ...
Dominika Malinowska +4 more
doaj +2 more sources
Spaceborne Compact Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar for Ship Detection
Spaceborne Compact Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (CP SAR) is a new form of SAR, which has intrinsic advantages in maritime surveillance because it can obtain relatively rich polarimetric information of targets with wide swath.
Ji Kefeng +4 more
doaj +2 more sources
Spaceborne Sparse SAR Imaging Mode Design: From Theory to Implementation [PDF]
To satisfy the requirement of the modern spaceborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system, SAR imaging mode design makes a trade-off between resolution and swath coverage by controlling radar antenna sweeping.
Yufan Song +5 more
doaj +2 more sources
Accurate Range Modeling for High-Resolution Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar [PDF]
Spaceborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is an advanced microwave imaging technology that provides all-weather and all-day target information. However, as spaceborne SAR resolution improves, traditional echo signal models based on airborne SAR design ...
Haisheng Li, Junshe An, Xiujie Jiang
doaj +2 more sources
A Concept for High Performance Reflector-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar [PDF]
The success of current spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is boosting the performance requirement of next generation systems. In order to cope with the evolution of SAR, the design of the new systems will need to meet higher requirements for ...
Patyuchenko, Anton +9 more
core +1 more source
Performance Investigation on the High-Resolution Wide-Swath SAR System Operating in Stripmap Quad-Pol and Ultra-Wide Scansar Mode [PDF]
The High-Resolution Wide-Swath (HRWS) is the spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar system, promoted by the German Aerospace Centre, conceived to obtain simultaneously high spatial resolution and width swaths.
Bordoni, Federica +5 more
core +1 more source
TanDEM-X: A satellite formation for high-resolution SAR interferometry [PDF]
TanDEM-X (TerraSAR-X add-on for Digital Elevation Measurements) is an innovative spaceborne radar interferometer mission that was approved for full implementation by the German Space Agency in spring 2006. This paper gives an overview of the TanDEM-X
Hajnsek, Irena +19 more
core +1 more source
A Feasibility Study on Wide Swath Observation by Spaceborne Precipitation Radar
A feasibility study on wide swath observation assuming future spaceborne precipitation radar was demonstrated using data obtained from a wide swath observation experiment conducted in September 2017 by using the dual-frequency precipitation radar onboard
Kosuke Yamamoto +5 more
doaj +1 more source
Characterization of surface clutter signal in the presence of orography for a spaceborne conically scanning W-band Doppler radar [PDF]
The Earth's surface radar reflection is one of the most important signals received by spaceborne radar systems. It is used in several scientific applications, including geolocation, terrain classification, and path-integrated attenuation estimation.
F. Manconi +4 more
doaj +1 more source
The TanDEM-X Mission: Overview and Status [PDF]
TanDEM-X (TerraSAR-X add-on for Digital Elevation Measurements) is an innovative spaceborne radar interferometer mission that will be launched in autumn 2009. This paper gives an overview of the TanDEM-X mission concept, summarizes the basic products,
Hajnsek, Irena +23 more
core +1 more source

