Title
Multimode Hybrid Geometric Calibration of Spaceborne SAR Considering Atmospheric Propagation Delay.
Abstract
The atmospheric propagation delay of radar signals is a systematic error that occurs in the atmospheric environment, and is a key issue in the high-precision geometric calibration of spaceborne SAR. A multimode hybrid geometric calibration method for spaceborne SAR that considers the atmospheric propagation delay is proposed in this paper. Error sources that affect the accuracy of the geometric calibration were systematically analyzed. Based on correction of the atmospheric propagation delay, a geometric calibration model for spaceborne SAR was established. The high precision geometric calibration scheme for spaceborne SAR was explored by considering the pulse-width and bandwidth of the signal. A series of experiments were carried out based on high-resolution Yaogan 13 (YG-13) SAR satellite data and ground control data. The experimental results demonstrated that the proposed method is effective. The plane positioning accuracy of YG-13 in stripmap mode without control points is better than 3 m, and the accuracy of the sliding spotlight mode is better than 1.5 m.
Year
DOI
Venue
2017
10.3390/rs9050464
REMOTE SENSING
Keywords
Field
DocType
spaceborne SAR,geometric calibration,atmospheric propagation delay,tropospheric delay,ionospheric delay
Radar signals,Systematic error,Atmospheric propagation,Remote sensing,Bandwidth (signal processing),Multi-mode optical fiber,Geology,Satellite data,Calibration
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
9
5
2072-4292
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
5
0.55
7
Authors
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Ruishan Zhao1213.28
Guo Zhang26311.47
Mingjun Deng3214.63
Fan Yang451.23
Zhenwei Chen551.91
Yuzhi Zheng650.55