Advanced Digital Beamforming (DBF) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology is an area of research and development pursued at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). Advanced SAR architectures enhances radar performance and opens a new set of capabilities in radar remote sensing. DBSAR-2 and EcoSAR are two state-of-the-art radar systems recently developed and tested. These new instruments employ multiple input-multiple output (MIMO) architectures characterized by multi-mode operation, software defined waveform generation, digital beamforming, and configurable radar parameters. The instruments have been developed to support several disciplines in Earth and Planetary sciences. This paper describes the radars advanced features and report on the latest SAR processing and calibration efforts.
Digital Beamforming Synthetic Aperture Radar Developments at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
2016 IEEE International Symposium on Phased Array Systems and Technology ; 2016 ; Waltham, MA, United States
2016-10-18
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Radar , SAR , InSAR , Antenna , Polarimetry , P-band , Wide band , Digital Beamforming , Communications And Radar
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