A test case showing a comparison of TerraSAR-X and ground-based weather radar data acquired nearly simultaneously (within the same minute) over New York City. A good agreement between rain-cell signatures in (left) the SAR image and (right) the weather radar image can be observed.
TerraSAR-X is a satellite mission for scientific and commercial applications operating a highly flexible X-band SAR instrument with a multitude of different operation modes. As product quality is of crucial importance, the success or failure of the mission depends essentially on the method of calibrating TerraSAR-X in an efficient way during commissioning the entire system in a restricted time. Only then, product quality and the correct in-orbit operation of the entire SAR system can be ensured. The paper describes both the in-orbit calibration method for TerraSAR-X and dedicated activities performed during the commissioning phase as well as final results derived from all calibration procedures.
TerraSAR-X is a satellite mission for scientific and commercial applications operating a highly flexible X-band SAR instrument with a multitude of different operation modes. As product quality is of crucial importance, the success or failure of the mission depends essentially on the method of calibrating TerraSAR-X in an efficient way during commissioning the entire system in a restricted time. Only then, product quality and the correct operation of the SAR system can be ensured. The paper describes the method of calibrating TerraSAR-X and final results derived from all calibration procedures.
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