This article shows how the array of corner reflectors (CRs) in Queensland, Australia, together with highly accurate geodetic synthetic aperture radar (SAR) techniques-also called imaging geodesy-can be used to measure absolute and relative geometric fidelity SAR missions. We describe, detail, end-to-end methodology apply it TerraSAR-X Stripmap (SM) ScanSAR (SC) data Sentinel-1 interferometric w...

Understanding of exchange processes over Tibetan Plateau including hydrological cycle is becoming increasingly important since their influence on the formation of the Asian monsoon system is known. Recent variation of levels of Tibetan lakes and retreat of mountain glaciers has to be studied in detail with respect to global change. Tibetan Plateau is source area for main Asian rivers that are o...

TanDEM-X is a mission proposal for a TerraSAR-X add-on satellite to enable high-resolution single-pass SAR interferometry. The TanDEM-X mission has the goal of generating a global Digital Elevation Model (DEM) with an accuracy corresponding to the DTED-3 specifications (12 m posting, 2 m relative height accuracy for flat terrain). This paper describes the mission concept and requirements, inclu...

Recently high-resolution space-borne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) systems with various polarizations have been launched and operated successfully. Data acquired by these systems have shown good results for various geodetic interferometric SAR (InSAR) applications [1-5]. In this study we evaluate the coherences characteristics of high-resolution data acquired by TerraSAR-X (X-band), ALOS (L-ba...