Potential applications of the moon based synthetic aperture radar for earth observation

Abstract

With several advantages superior to low earth orbit SAR, such as high space resolution together with large range swath and short revisit interval, the moon based SAR (MB-SAR) could be a potential data source for global changes monitoring and environment change research. Due to the high stability and ease of maintenance, the novel system is competent for offering a long and continuous time series of remote sensing imagery. In this paper, we discuss the system performance briefly at the beginning, and next focus on its possible applications.