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The airborne synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) system developed for the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing (CCRS) is described. It consists of two radars, at C-band and X-band. Each radar incorporates the following features: dual-channel receivers and dual-polarized antennas; a high quality, 7-look, real-time processor; a sensitivity time control for range-dependent gain control; a motion-compensation system for antenna steering in azimuth and elevation; and baseband I and Q signal phase rotation. The system also uses a high-power transmitter with a low-power back-up. The SAR maps to either side of the aircraft, at high or low resolution, at incidence angles which in high resolution span 0 degrees to 80 degrees . Radar operating parameters, data products, key specifications and the motion compensation scheme used are presented. Properties of the real-time imagery are discussed and examples of C-band SAR data in the three operating modes are given.<
Published in:
Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
(Volume:3
,
Issue:
10
)
Date of Publication: Oct. 1988
- Page(s):
- 11 - 20
- ISSN :
- 0885-8985
- INSPEC Accession Number:
- 3311764
- Digital Object Identifier :
- 10.1109/62.9368
- Product Type:
- Journals & Magazines
- Date of Current Version :
- 06 August 2002
- Issue Date :
- Oct. 1988
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