The VARAN-S: An airborne synthetic aperture radar for research in microwave remote sensing
Abstract
The VARAN-S X-Band side-looking airborne radar was designed to simulate satellite-borne radar images to prepare microwave remote sensing users for future satellite data analyses, and to help in the development of satellite-borne SAR. It was experimented in real aperture mode during the Marginal Ice Zone experiment. The VARAN-S is planned to work in SAR mode. The digital raw data, recorded on-board over a swath width 10 km, gives 3 m resolution without multilook, or 9 m using 9 looks. Two polarizations (H and V) are available.
- Publication:
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European Remote Sensing Opportunities: Systems, Sensors, and Applications
- Pub Date:
- June 1985
- Bibcode:
- 1985urso.symp..167V
- Keywords:
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- Airborne Equipment;
- Remote Sensing;
- Satellite-Borne Instruments;
- Synthetic Aperture Radar;
- Systems Simulation;
- Product Development;
- Radar Imagery;
- Superhigh Frequencies;
- Technology Assessment;
- Communications and Radar