Radar Interferometry

Data Interpretation and Error Analysis

Ramon F. Hanssen (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

308 Seiten

2001
Springer (Verlag)
978-0-7923-6945-5 (ISBN)

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This book is the product of five and a half years of research dedicated to the und- standing of radar interferometry, a relatively new space-geodetic technique for m- suring the earth’s topography and its deformation. The main reason for undertaking this work, early 1995, was the fact that this technique proved to be extremely useful for wide-scale, fine-resolution deformation measurements. Especially the interf- ometric products from the ERS-1 satellite provided beautiful first results—several interferometric images appeared as highlights on the cover of journals such as Nature and Science. Accuracies of a few millimeters in the radar line of sight were claimed in semi-continuous image data acquired globally, irrespective of cloud cover or solar illumination. Unfortunately, because of the relative lack of supportive observations at these resolutions and accuracies, validation of the precision and reliability of the results remained an issue of concern. From a geodetic point of view, several survey techniques are commonly available to measure a specific geophysical phenomenon. To make an optimal choice between these techniques it is important to have a uniform and quantitative approach for describing the errors and how these errors propagate to the estimated parameters. In this context, the research described in this book was initiated. It describes issues involved with different types of errors, induced by the sensor, the data processing, satellite positioning accuracy, atmospheric propagation, and scattering character- tics. Nevertheless, as the first item in the subtitle “Data Interpretation and Error Analysis” suggests, data interpretation is not always straightforward.

Radar system theory and interferometric processing.- Functional model for radar interferometry.- Stochastic model for radar interferometry.- Data analysis and interpretation for deformation monitoring.- Atmospheric monitoring.- Conclusions and recommendations.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.4.2001
Reihe/Serie	Remote Sensing and Digital Image Processing ; 2
Zusatzinfo	80 Illustrations, color; 95 Illustrations, black and white; XVIII, 308 p. 175 illus., 80 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Dordrecht
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
ISBN-10	0-7923-6945-9 / 0792369459
ISBN-13	978-0-7923-6945-5 / 9780792369455
Zustand	Neuware