ERS-2 SAR performance and product evolution

European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP

Volumn , Issue SP-636, 2007, Pages

  Meadows, P J ^a   Rosich, B ^b   Pilgrim, A ^a   Tranfaglia, M ^c  

^a BAE SYSTEMS   (United Kingdom)

^b ESA ESRIN   (Italy)

^c SERCO ASSURANCE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS (ANTENNA); GYROSCOPES; PHASE NOISE; QUALITY CONTROL; SPACE RESEARCH;

EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA); HARMONIZATION; QUALITY ASSESSMENT; SPECIFICATION;

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 36448940916     PISSN: 03796566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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