Abstract
Within 28 years since the first demonstration of ocean current measurements by along-track interferometric synthetic aperture radar (along-track InSAR) and almost eight years since the launch of TerraSAR-X, the first satellite with experimental along-track interferometry (ATI) capabilities, a number of interesting ATI experiments and theoretical studies have been carried out, and we have learned a lot about properties of ATI data, optimal processing techniques, and the dependence of the quality of ATI-derived current fields on instrument parameters such as InSAR time lag and incidence angle. This paper gives an overview of some ATI achievements of TerraSAR-X and the twosatellite formation TanDEM-X and discusses the potential capabilities of dedicated InSAR satellites for ocean applications that may be launched within the coming years.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | 2015 IEEE/OES 11th Current, Waves and Turbulence Measurement, CWTM 2015 |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781479984190 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 29 2015 |
| Event | 2015 11th IEEE/OES Current, Waves and Turbulence Measurement, CWTM 2015 - St. Petersburg, United States Duration: Mar 2 2015 → Mar 6 2015 |
Other
| Other | 2015 11th IEEE/OES Current, Waves and Turbulence Measurement, CWTM 2015 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | St. Petersburg |
| Period | 3/2/15 → 3/6/15 |
Keywords
- ocean currents
- radar
- remote sensing
- satellites
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oceanography
- Instrumentation