JPL AIRSAR processing activities and developments

Significant progress has been made in processing the Jet Propulsion Laboratory airborne synthetic aperture radar (JPL AIRSAR) data. These advances include increased swath width, increased number of looks; increased processor throughput, and decreased processor turnaround time (including photo product). These advances are made possible by new processing algorithms, software, and hardware. In addition to these processor improvements, a more mature understanding of the AIRSAR system in general has made it possible for the processor to routinely produce calibrated data based on internal calibration tests. Starting with the processing of 1991 acquired data, this new processor has become operational for the routine processing of AIRSAR data.