A review of ionospheric effects in low-frequency SAR - Signals, correction methods, and performance requirements

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 29-32

  Meyer, Franz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

InSAR; Ionosphere; PolSAR; SAR; Total electron content

Indexed keywords

IONOSPHERE;

INSAR; IONOSPHERIC CORRECTION; IONOSPHERIC EFFECTS; PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS; POLSAR; SIGNAL COMPENSATION; SPATIO-TEMPORAL SIGNALS; TOTAL ELECTRON CONTENT;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 78650870349     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5654258     Document Type: Conference Paper

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