Spaceborne imaging radar-C/X-band synthetic aperture radar (SIR-C/X-SAR): a look back on the tenth anniversary

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作者
Evans, DL [1 ]
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[1] CALTECH, Jet Prop Lab, Pasadena, CA 91109 USA
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10.1049/ip-rsn:20045095
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TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0809 ;
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The spaceborne imaging radar-C, X-band synthetic aperture radar (SIR-C/X-SAR) missions have resulted in important scientific discoveries and provided new insights into Earth system processes. Analyses of SIR-C/X-SAR engineering-mode data have also led to new measurement and mission concepts. The multifrequency, multipolarisation capability provided by SIR-C/X-SAR is unsurpassed from a spaceborne system, making the data set valuable for algorithm development and assessment of optimal imaging parameters more than a decade after the missions were flown.
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