The Glacier and Ice Surface Topography Interferometer: First Results from Greenland
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As part of the NASA International Polar Year activities, a Ka-band cross-track interferometric synthetic aperture radar recently demonstrated high precision elevation swath mapping capability. This proof-ofconcept instrument was achieved by interfacing antennae and Ka-band electronics with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s L-band UAVSAR. Deployed on the NASA Gulfstream III, initial successful engineering flights in March and April 2009 marked the first airborne demonstration of single-pass cross-track interferometry at Ka-band.
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