The calibration concept of TerraSAR-X: A multiple-mode, high-resolution SAR

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 30-36

  Schwerdt, Marco ^a   Hounam, David ^a   Alvarez Pères, Josè Luis ^a   Molkenthin, Thomas ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); GAIN CONTROL; INTERFEROMETRY; ORBITS; RADIOMETRY; SENSORS; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

ALONG-TRACK INTERFEROMETRY (ATI); SAR SENSORS; SUBSATELLITE TRACK; TERRASAR-X;

SATELLITES;

EID: 19544385619     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m04-051     Document Type: Article

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