The TanDEM-X mission: overview and interferometric performance

被引:18
作者
Huber, Sigurd [1 ]
Younis, Marwan [1 ]
Krieger, Gerhard [1 ]
机构
[1] Deutsch Zentrum Luft & Raumfahrt eV DLR, Inst Hochfrequenztech & Radarsyst, D-82234 Wessling, Germany
关键词
TanDEM-X; Digital elevation model; Performance; Interferogram fusion; Quantization;
D O I
10.1017/S1759078710000437
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
TanDEM-X (TDX; TerraSAR-X add-on for digital elevation measurement) is an innovative spaceborne X-band earth observation mission that will be launched in June 2010. This paper gives an overview of the TDX mission concept, summarizes the basic products and illustrates the achievable performance. In more detail the effect of quantization on the interferometric performance is discussed. Finally, new imaging techniques are outlined.
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页码:379 / 389
页数:11
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