Final results of the efficient TerraSAR-X calibration method

2008 IEEE Radar Conference, RADAR 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  Schwerdt, M ^a   Brautigam B ^a   Bachmann, M ^a   Doring B ^a   Schrank, Dirk ^a   Gonzalez, Jaime Hueso ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antenna model; Calibration; TerraSAR X system

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; ORBITS; QUALITY CONTROL; RADAR; RADAR ANTENNAS; SYNTHETIC APERTURES;

ANTENNA MODEL; CALIBRATION METHODS; CALIBRATION PROCEDURES; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; COMMISSIONING PHASE; ENTIRE SYSTEMS; IN ORBITS; IN-ORBIT CALIBRATIONS; OPERATION MODES; PRODUCT QUALITIES; SAR SYSTEMS; SATELLITE MISSIONS; TERRASAR-X SYSTEM;

CALIBRATION;

EID: 61849089031     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/RADAR.2008.4720916     Document Type: Conference Paper

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