Title
TanDEM-X DEM Calibration and Processing Experiments with E-SAR.
Abstract
The TanDEM-X mission has the goal to deliver a digital elevation model (DEM) that fulfils HRTI-3 quality requirements on a global scale. The interferometric height is determined by the phase difference between the two acquired images and the spatial geometry. Baseline errors intrinsic of the bi-static SAR configuration combined with errors and drifts of the radar instrument introduce phase inaccuracies in the interferogram. Therefore, an accurate calibration of the interferometric system parameters and independent height references are required. In order to validate the DEM calibration concept with real interferometric data, a measurement campaign was carried out with the experimental airborne radar system (E-SAR) of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Oberpfaffenhofen. This paper will present some of the various results from these interferometric experiments, stressing on the quality assessment of the ICESat GLAS14 elevation data, which will be a key aspect in a successful TanDEM-X DEM generation.
Year
DOI
Venue
2008
10.1109/IGARSS.2008.4779296
IGARSS
Keywords
Field
DocType
accuracy,lasers,digital elevation models,indexing terms,geometry,data mining,meteorology,digital elevation model,phase noise,probability density function,calibration,synthetic aperture radar,satellites,rough surfaces,radar imaging
Aerospace,Radar,Satellite,Computer science,Synthetic aperture radar,Remote sensing,Interferometry,Digital elevation model,Elevation,Geodesy,Calibration
Conference
Volume
ISBN
Citations 
3
978-1-4244-2808-3
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.55
1
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Jaime Hueso González1569.98
Markus Bachmann28920.95
Rolf Scheiber357468.81
Christian Andres410.55
Gerhard Krieger5925128.25