Keywords
geophysical techniques, image reconstruction, remote sensing by radar
Abstract
A method for generating enhanced resolution radar images of the Earth's surface using spaceborne scatterometry is presented. The technique is based on an image reconstruction technique that takes advantage of the spatial overlap in scatterometer measurements made at different times to provide enhanced imaging resolution. The reconstruction algorithm is described, and the technique is demonstrated using both simulated and actual Seasat-A Scatterometer (SASS) measurements. The technique can also be used with ERS-1 scatterometer data. The SASS-derived images, which have approximately 4-km resolution, illustrate the resolution enhancement capability of the technique, which permits utilization of both historic and contemporary scatterometer data for medium-scale monitoring of vegetation and polar ice. The tradeoff between imaging noise and resolution inherent in the technique is discussed.
Original Publication Citation
Long, D. G., P. J. Hardin, and P. T. Whiting. "Resolution Enhancement of Spaceborne Scatterometer Data." Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on 31.3 (1993): 7-15
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Long, David G.; Hardin, Perry J.; and Whiting, Peter T., "Resolution enhancement of spaceborne scatterometer data" (1993). Faculty Publications. 708.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/708
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
1993-05-01
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/1099
Publisher
IEEE
Language
English
College
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology
Department
Electrical and Computer Engineering
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