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Determination of noise equivalent sigma(0) using highly correlated repeat-pass SAR imagesNoise equivalent sigma(sup 0) is a fundamental parameter in any synthetic aperture radar (SAR) measurement. Knowledge of the noise equivalent sigma(sup 0) allows the radar application scientist to band the error contributions due to noise present in his/her data. In this paper, a novel technique for determining noise equivalent sigma(sup 0) is presented. It has been observed that a pair of images obtained by a SAR over the same area in a nearly repeating orbit can demonstrate a high degree of correlation, depending on the baseline. If noise independence and signal power invariance are assumed, an estimate for the noise equivalent sigma(sup 0) for each image can be determined without any known ground targets. We examine the application of this technique to several images of different backscatter obtained by ERS-1.
Document ID
19940015938
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Sun, James
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Freeman, Anthony
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: gress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS)
Subject Category
Communications And Radar
Accession Number
94N20411
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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