Research Activity on Synthetic Aperture Radiometry in CSSAR/CAS
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چکیده
Interferometric synthetic aperture radiometry is a relative new technique in the area of microwave earth observation to measure the brightness temperature distribution of the earth. It can enhance the spatial resolution of the passive microwave remote sensing effectively. Steady progress of this technology have been achieved in both one dimensional and two dimensional cases since 1990’s. The typical instruments are ESTAR and MIRAS, developed by NASA (and umass) and ESA respectively. Relative research has also been conducted in China, mainly by National Microwave Remote Sensing Laboratory (NMRS Lab), Center for Space Science and Applied Research (CSSAR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), since the middle of 1990’s. A C-band and an X-band instrument has been developed. In this paper, research activities on synthetic aperture radiometry in CSSAR/CAS will be reviewed and summarized, including the development of the instruments. Finally, further plans in synthetic aperture radiometry in CSSAR/CAS will also be prospected.
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