Polarimetric X/L/C-band SAR

A triband polarimetric synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) developed for remote sensing applications and installed in a US Navy P-3 aircraft is described. In this SAR, pulses are transmitted at either X-, C-, or L-band. They may be transmitted at either horizontal (H) or vertical (V) polarization and rec...

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Published inProceedings of the 1988 IEEE National Radar Conference pp. 9 - 14
Main Authors Sullivan, R.J., Nichols, A.D., Rawson, R.F., Haney, C.W., Darreff, F.P., Schanne, J.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 1988
Subjects
Airborne radar
Frequency
Military aircraft
Polarization
Radar applications
Radar polarimetry
Radar remote sensing
Remote sensing
Synthesizers
Synthetic aperture radar
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DOI10.1109/NRC.1988.10922

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Summary:A triband polarimetric synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) developed for remote sensing applications and installed in a US Navy P-3 aircraft is described. In this SAR, pulses are transmitted at either X-, C-, or L-band. They may be transmitted at either horizontal (H) or vertical (V) polarization and received at either horizontal or vertical polarization. Transmit and receive polarization, as well as frequency band, may be switched pulse-to-pulse. Up to four different waveforms may be interleaved, e.g. X/sub HH/ L/sub HV/ X/sub VV/ C/sub VH/ or X/sub HH/ X/sub HV/ X/sub VH/ X/sub VV/ (full-polarimetric model). A digital synthesizer produces the FM-chirp pulse. The pulse is emitted from a triband antenna that is kept perpendicular to the aircraft ground track by a three-axis, servo-driven positioner which compensates for aircraft pitch, roll, and yaw. Received pulses are digitized, preprocessed, and recorded to high-density digital tape. Test flights and preliminary imagery obtained are briefly noted.< >
DOI:10.1109/NRC.1988.10922