APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR QUAD-POLARIZED SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR

    公开(公告)号:EP3177941A4

    公开(公告)日:2018-04-25

    申请号:EP15829734

    申请日:2015-08-05

    申请人: URTHECAST CORP

    发明人: FOX PETER ALLEN

    摘要: A quad-pol synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system reduces the effects of range ambiguities in a quad-pol SAR data. Pulses are transmitted in two sub-bands at respective ones of two different linear orientations. For each sub-band and orientation, returns are received in two orientations, and filtered to attenuate the other sub-band. A scattering matrix may be determined from the results. Additionally or alternatively, a Faraday rotation angle associated with acquired quad-pol SAR data is estimated, and used to correct a scatting matrix. Estimation may occur before, after, or both before and after acquisition of the quad-pol SAR data.