Optical decoding of satellite-borne synthetic aperture radar
Abstract
The optical decoding of synthetic aperture radar carried on an earth-orbiting satellite is discussed. Restrictions on the peak power available for the radar pulses are considered. It is noted that since satellites travel in an inertial orbit relative to fixed stars, the earth's diurnal rotation creates transverse terrain movements relative to the satellite path.
- Publication:
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Optica Acta
- Pub Date:
- August 1978
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1978AcOpt..25..707B
- Keywords:
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- Decoding;
- Image Processing;
- Optical Data Processing;
- Radar Imagery;
- Satellite-Borne Radar;
- Synthetic Aperture Radar;
- Chirp Signals;
- Coherent Radar;
- Computer Techniques;
- Minicomputers;
- Optical Radar;
- Pulse Radar;
- Remote Sensors;
- Wave Front Reconstruction;
- Instrumentation and Photography