F-SAR - recent upgrades and campaign activities

The F-SAR instrument represents DLR's advanced airborne SAR testbed for technology and remote sensing applications. The development of the instrument was triggered by a strong demand for data being simultaneously acquired at different wavelengths and polarizations as well as by the demand for v...

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Main Authors: Horn, Ralf, Jaeger, Marc, Keller, Martin, Limbach, Markus, Nottensteiner, Anton, Pardini, Matteo, Reigber, Andreas, Scheiber, Rolf
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Aircraft
Fuels
Instruments
Radar antennas
Synthetic aperture radar
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Summary:The F-SAR instrument represents DLR's advanced airborne SAR testbed for technology and remote sensing applications. The development of the instrument was triggered by a strong demand for data being simultaneously acquired at different wavelengths and polarizations as well as by the demand for very high range resolution. F-SAR is a modular development utilizing modern hardware and commercial of the shelf components. For the purpose of experiments and operational data acquisition campaigns the system is being installed on board a DLR Dornier DO228 research aircraft. This paper gives an overview of the instrument's capabilities and performance, based on the multi-frequency and fully polarimetric imagery acquired during campaigns in the last two years. More specifically, campaigns in Greenland in 2015 (ARCTIC) and Gabon in 2016 (AfriSAR) are presented.
ISSN:2155-5753
DOI:10.23919/IRS.2017.8008092