A Global Performance Assessment Approach for the TerraSAR-X Staring Spotlight and Wide ScanSAR Modes
Conference: EUSAR 2014 - 10th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar
06/03/2014 - 06/05/2014 at Berlin, Germany
Proceedings: EUSAR 2014
Pages: 4Language: englishTyp: PDF
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Authors:
Kraus, Thomas; Braeutigam, Benjamin; Mittermayer, Josef; Steinbrecher, Ulrich; Grigorov, Christo; Schulze, Daniel (Microwaves and Radar Institute, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany)
Abstract:
For the TerraSAR-X mission two new modes have been implemented and are operational since autumn 2013. One is a high azimuth resolution Staring Spotlight mode and the other is a wide ScanSAR mode with doubled ground range coverage compared to the nominal TerraSAR-X ScanSAR. This paper gives an overview about SAR performance analyses conducted during the mode design and implementation phases and focuses on a global performance assessment approach. This approach is described in detail and results are shown.