Generation of digital terrain models with a ground-based SAR system

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-49

  Nico, Giovanni ^a   Leva, Davide ^b   Fortuny Guasch, Joaquim ^c   Tarchi, Dario ^c   Antonello, Giuseppe ^c  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b LiSALab Srl   (Italy)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Digital terrain model (DTM); Ground based SAR (GB SAR) system; Linear SAR (LiSA) technology; Synthetic aperture radar (SAR); Synthetic aperture radar interferometry (InSAR)

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; IMAGE RETRIEVAL; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; INTERFEROMETRY; LINEAR SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

AZIMUTH RESOLUTION; DIGITAL TERRIAN MODELS (DTM); POLAR COORDINATES;

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 12844253167     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2004.838354     Document Type: Article

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