A novel circularly polarized synthetic aperture radar (CP-SAR) system onboard a spaceborne platform

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1053-1060

  Akbar, P R ^a   Tetuko, S S J ^a   Kuze, H ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; CIRCULAR POLARIZATION; IONOSPHERE; RADAR ASTRONOMY; SIGNAL RECONSTRUCTION; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

ANTENNA SIZE; AVAILABLE POWER; CIRCULARLY POLARIZED; HIGH-PRECISION; LINEARLY POLARIZED; MICROWAVE SYSTEMS; NOVEL CONCEPT; SMALL-SATELLITE;

SPACE-BASED RADAR;

BACKSCATTER; IMAGE RESOLUTION; POLARIZATION; RADAR IMAGERY; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 77951116519     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160903156528     Document Type: Article

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