Publications of Gianfranco Fornaro

Articles in journal or book chapters

1. Simona Verde, Antonio Pauciullo, Diego Reale, and Gianfranco Fornaro. Multiresolution Detection of Persistent Scatterers: A Performance Comparison Between Multilook GLRT and CAESAR. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, pp 1-16, 2020. Keyword(s): Monitoring, Detectors, Spatial resolution, Signal resolution, Tomography, Covariance matrices, Strain, Detection, generalized likelihood ratio test (GLRT), persistent scatterers (PS), SAR tomography.. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



2. Cosmin Danisor, Gianfranco Fornaro, Antonio Pauciullo, Diego Reale, and Mihai Datcu. Super-Resolution Multi-Look Detection in SAR Tomography. Remote Sensing, 10(12), 2018. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, Multi-look, Coherence, Detectors, Interferometry, Spatial resolution, Synthetic aperture radar, Tomography, Detection, SAR tomography, generalized likelihood ratio test, multi-look, persistent scatterers (PSs), GLRT, Super-resolution, Capon, Generalized likelihood ratio test. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



3. Antonio Pauciullo, Diego Reale, Walter Franzé, and Gianfranco Fornaro. Multi-Look in GLRT-Based Detection of Single and Double Persistent Scatterers. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 56(9):5125-5137, September 2018. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, Multi-look, Coherence, Detectors, Interferometry, Spatial resolution, Synthetic aperture radar, Tomography, Detection, SAR tomography, generalized likelihood ratio test, multi-look, persistent scatterers (PSs). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



4. Gianfranco Fornaro, Nicola D'Agostino, Roberta Giuliani, Carlo Noviello, Diego Reale, and Simona Verde. Assimilation of GPS-Derived Atmospheric Propagation Delay in DInSAR Data Processing. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 8(2):784-799, 2015. Keyword(s): SAR Interferometry, Spatially-variable Correction, Power law model, Troposphere, APS, Estimation of APS, Atmospheric Phase Screen, Interferometry, Tropospheric Path Delay. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



5. Gianfranco Fornaro, Simona Verde, Diego Reale, and Antonio Pauciullo. CAESAR: An Approach Based on Covariance Matrix Decomposition to Improve Multibaseline - Multitemporal Interferometric SAR Processing. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 53(4):2050-2065, April 2015. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, Component Extraction And selection SAR, CEASAR, Spaceborne SAR, multilook SAR tomography, X-Band, Urban, Persistent Scatterer Interferometry, PSI, covariance matrices, geophysical signal processing, matrix decomposition, principal component analysis, radar interferometry, radar signal processing, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, tomography, CAESAR, Component Extraction and Selection SAR algorithm, SAR tomography, SqueeSAR, classical interferometric processing, coherence losses, covariance matrix analysis, covariance matrix decomposition, data covariance matrix, equivalent scattering mechanisms, ground deformation monitoring, high resolution Cosmo-SkyMed data, high resolution interferometric SAR sensors, interferometic stac filtering, multibaseline-multitemporal interferometric SAR processing, multilook operation, multiple scatterers, principal component analysis, synthetic aperture radar, Covariance matrices, Interferometry, Monitoring, Scattering, Spatial resolution, Synthetic aperture radar, Tomography, 3-D, 4-D and multidimensional (Multi-D) SAR imaging, Covariance matrix decomposition, SAR interferometry (InSAR), SAR tomography. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



6. Gianfranco Fornaro, Fabrizio Lombardini, Antonio Pauciullo, Diego Reale, and Federico Viviani. Tomographic Processing of Interferometric SAR Data: Developments, applications, and future research perspectives. IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, 31(4):41-50, July 2014. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, PSI, Persistent Scatterer Interferometry, Deformation Monitoring, Deformation, radar interferometry, synthetic aperture radar, tomography, 3D reconstruction, classical multipass interferometric processing, environmental risk monitoring, interferometric SAR data tomographic processing, long-term deformation monitoring capability, natural hazard monitoring, synthetic aperture radar tomography techniques, three-dimensional reconstruction, Backscatter, Interferometry, Monitoring, Scattering, Synthetic aperture radar, Tomography. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



7. Gianfranco Fornaro, Antonio Pauciullo, Diego Reale, and Simona Verde. Multilook SAR Tomography for 3-D Reconstruction and Monitoring of Single Structures Applied to COSMO-SKYMED Data. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 7(7):2776-2785, July 2014. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, Component Extraction And selection SAR, CEASAR, Spaceborne SAR, multilook SAR tomography, X-Band, Urban, Persistent Scatterer Interferometry, PSI, time series, geophysical image processing, image reconstruction, image resolution, optical tomography, radar imaging, radar interferometry, radar resolution, synthetic aperture radar, 3D reconstruction, COSMO-SKYMED dataset, Italy, Naples, Rome, building monitoring, classical DInSAR analysis, fine resolution analysis, infrastructure monitoring, multilook SAR tomography, scatterer detection, single structure monitoring, Interferometry, Monitoring, Scattering, Spatial resolution, Synthetic aperture radar, Tomography, 3D, 4D, and multi-D SAR imaging, COSMO-SKYMED (CSK), SAR tomography, (CAESAR), differential SAR tomography, principal component analysis (PCA), synthetic aperture radar (SAR). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



8. Gianfranco Fornaro, Diego Reale, and Simona Verde. Bridge Thermal Dilation Monitoring With Millimeter Sensitivity via Multidimensional SAR Imaging. IEEE Geosci. Remote Sens. Lett., 10(4):677-681, July 2013. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR interferometry, Interferometry, differential interferometry, InSAR, DInSAR, Persistent Scatterer Interferometry, PSI, SAR Tomography, Tomography, Spaceborne SAR, TerraSAR-X, X-band, Bridges, Imaging, Interferometry, Monitoring, Remote sensing, Synthetic aperture radar, Temperature measurement, geophysical techniques, radar imaging, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, Italy, Musmeci bridge, Potenza, SAR processing chains, SAR sensors, TerraSAR-X data set, accurate monitoring capabilities, bridge static structure, bridge thermal dilation monitoring, interferometric approaches, man-made structures, millimeter sensitivity, multidimensional SAR imaging, multidimensional imaging approach, spatial resolution, synthetic aperture radar, system sensitivity, thermal coefficient, Multidimensional SAR imaging (MDI-SAR), SAR tomography, TerraSAR-X (TSX), synthetic aperture radar (SAR), thermal dilation;. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



9. S. Perna, V. Zamparelli, A. Pauciullo, and G. Fornaro. Azimuth-to-Frequency Mapping in Airborne SAR Data Corrupted by Uncompensated Motion Errors. Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, IEEE, 10(6):1493-1497, November 2013. Keyword(s): remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, MOCO algorithm, airborne SAR raw data, azimuth-to-frequency mapping, precise aperture-dependent procedure, precise topography-dependent procedure, standard two-step motion compensation, synthetic aperture radar, uncompensated motion errors, Airborne SAR, SAR motion compensation, synthetic aperture radar (SAR). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



10. Diego Reale, Gianfranco Fornaro, and Antonio Pauciullo. Extension of 4-D SAR imaging to the monitoring of thermally dilating scatterers. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 51(12):5296-5306, 2013. [bibtex-entry]



11. Gianfranco Fornaro, Diego Reale, and Simona Verde. Potential of SAR for monitoring transportation infrastructures: an analysis with the multi-dimensional imaging technique. Journal of Geophysics and Engineering, 9(4):S1, 2012. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR interferometry, Interferometry, differential interferometry, InSAR, DInSAR, Persistent Scatterer Interferometry, PSI, SAR Tomography, Tomography, Spaceborne SAR, TerraSAR-X, X-band. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



12. Antonio Pauciullo, Diego Reale, Antonio De Maio, and Gianfranco Fornaro. Detection of Double Scatterers in SAR Tomography. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 50(9):3567-3586, September 2012. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, double scatterers, Bayesian Information Criterion, Generalized Likelihood Ratio Test, SAR Tomography, differential tomography, double scatterers, ground scatterers, high resolution radar systems, multi-dimensional SAR imaging, scatterers detection, SAR Interferometry, Multidimensional system, Spaceborne SAR, X-Band, Urban, Persistent Scatterer Interferometry, PSI, time series, geophysical image processing, image reconstruction, image resolution, radar imaging, radar interferometry, radar resolution, synthetic aperture radar, 3D reconstruction. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



13. G. Fornaro, A. Pauciullo, and D. Reale. A Null-Space Method for the Phase Unwrapping of Multitemporal SAR Interferometric Stacks. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 49(6):2323-2334, June 2011. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, DInSAR, SAR Interferometry, Phase unwrapping, 2-D azimuth-range domain, Earth surface displacement, MCF algorithm, data analysis, full 3-D unwrapping method, interferogram generation scheme, interferogram spatial structure, multitemporal SAR interferometric stack analysis, multitemporal differential interferometric synthetic aperture radar analysis, null-space method, optimization technique, phase unwrapping method, spatial baseline domain, time series, unrestricted phase signal reconstruction, data analysis, geophysical techniques, radar interferometry, synthetic aperture radar, time series, topography (Earth). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



14. Diego Reale, Gianfranco Fornaro, A. Pauciullo, Xiao Xiang Zhu, and Richard Bamler. Tomographic Imaging and Monitoring of Buildings With Very High Resolution SAR Data. IEEE Geosci. Remote Sens. Lett., 8(4):661-665, July 2011. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, Tomography, InSAR, SAR Interferometry, Interferometry, DInSAR, persistent scatterer interferometry, PSI, 3-D structure, 4-D imaging, TerraSAR-X spotlight acquisitions, buildings, high-resolution sensors, impressive reconstruction, medium-resolution SAR data tomographic techniques, scatterer density, steep topography, synthetic aperture radar, tomographic imaging, urban environment, geophysical image processing, image reconstruction, image resolution, radar resolution, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



15. D. Reale, D. O. Nitti, D. Peduto, R. Nutricato, F. Bovenga, and G. Fornaro. Postseismic Deformation Monitoring With the COSMO/SKYMED Constellation. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, PP(99):696-700, 2011. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, DInSAR, Deformation monitoring, InSAR, SAR Interferometry. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



16. G. Fornaro, G. Franceschetti, F. Lombardini, A. Mori, and M. Calamia. Potentials and Limitations of Moon-Borne SAR Imaging. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 48(7):3009-3019, July 2010. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Earth observation, Moon-borne SAR imaging, artificial Earth orbit satellites, interferometry, natural Earth satellite, synthetic aperture radar system, Moon, artificial satellites, radar interferometry, remote sensing by radar, spaceborne radar, synthetic aperture radar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



17. G. Fornaro, F. Serafino, and D. Reale. 4-D SAR Imaging: The Case Study of Rome. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 7(2):236 -240, April 2010. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, 4-D SAR imaging, Italy, Rome, differential SAR tomography, differential interferometric SAR processing, ground-scatterer monitoring, multibaseline SAR processing, multitemporal SAR processing, permanent-scatterer interferometry, spaceborne data, geophysical image processing, geophysical techniques, radar interferometry, synthetic aperture radar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



18. Antonio De Maio, Gianfranco Fornaro, and Antonio Pauciullo. Detection of Single Scatterers in Multidimensional SAR Imaging. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 47(7):2284-2297, July 2009. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, Tomography, radar imaging, radar interferometry, synthetic aperture radar, CFAR detection scheme, Rao test, SAR imaging, SAR interferometry, Wald test, constant false alarm rate, differential interferometry, generalized likelihood ratio test, multi-interferogram complex coherence, multidimensional synthetic aperture radar, scatterer interferometry, single scatterers detection, space deformation-velocity analysis. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



19. Gianfranco Fornaro and Antonio Pauciullo. LMMSE 3-D SAR Focusing. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 47(1):214-223, January 2009. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, Tomography, data acquisition, remote sensing by radar, singular value decomposition, synthetic aperture radar, LMMSE, synthetic aperture radar imaging systems, antenna SAR sensor, atmospheric phase miscalibration, atmospheric residual miscalibration, beamforming, data correlation properties, data integration, linear minimum mean square error method, multistatic data acquisition, satellite technology, singular values decomposition inversion, stochastic process. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



20. G. Fornaro, D. Reale, and F. Serafino. Four-Dimensional SAR Imaging for Height Estimation and Monitoring of Single and Double Scatterers. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 47(1):224-237, January 2009. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, Tomography, geophysical signal processing, geophysical techniques, height measurement, radar signal processing, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar4D SAR imaging application, 4D space-velocity imaging, SAR signal postprocessing, differential SAR tomography, double scatterer monitoring, ground scatterers, height estimation, interfering target separation, mean deformation velocity, multipass SAR interferometry, nonlinear temporal deformations, single scatterer monitoring, slow deformation velocity, synthetic aperture radar, target contribution superposition. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



21. F. Lombardini, M. Pardini, G. Fornaro, F. Serafino, L. Verrazzani, and M. Costantini. Linear and adaptive spaceborne threedimensional SAR tomography: a comparison on real data. IET Radar, Sonar Navigation, 3(4):424-436, August 2009. Keyword(s): ERS satellite urban data, SAR interferometry concept, adaptive beamforming, adaptive spaceborne three-dimensional SAR tomography, linear spaceborne three-dimensional SAR tomography, singular value decomposition, synthetic aperture radar imaging, array signal processing, geophysical signal processing, radar imaging, remote sensing by radar, singular value decomposition, spaceborne radar, synthetic aperture radar, tomography. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



22. S. Perna, C. Wimmer, J. Moreira, and G. Fornaro. X-Band Airborne Differential Interferometry: Results of the OrbiSAR Campaign Over the Perugia Area. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 46(2):489-503, February 2008. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, BFNT, Backward-Forward to the Nominale Track, Airborne SAR, D-InSAR, differential SAR interferometry, Interferometry, OrbiSAR, X-Band, Motion Compensation, Residual Motion Errors, Autofocus, airborne radar, motion compensation, radar imaging, synthetic aperture radar airborne SAR images, digital elevation model inaccuracies, motion compensation errors, phase errors. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



23. G. Fornaro, G. Franceschetti, and S. Perna. On center-beam approximation in SAR motion compensation. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 3(2):276 - 280, april 2006. Keyword(s): airborne SAR, airborne raw data focusing, center beam approximation, geometrical analysis, motion compensation, synthetic aperture radar, airborne radar, motion compensation, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



24. G. Fornaro, A. Monti Guarnieri, A. Pauciullo, and Francesco De-Zan. Maximum likelihood multi-baseline SAR interferometry. IEE Proceedings - Radar, Sonar and Navigation, 153(3):279-288, June 2006. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, InSAR, Interferometry. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



25. G. Fornaro and F. Serafino. Imaging of Single and Double Scatterers in Urban Areas via SAR Tomography. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 44(12):3497-3505, 2006. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, Tomography, geophysical techniques, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, tomography, topography (Earth), 3D synthetic aperture radar tomography, European Remote Sensing 1 satellite, European Remote Sensing 2 satellite, Italy, Naples, Napoli, SAR sensors, data calibration, microwave scattering, residual topography, spatial-differencing technique, surface deformation, urban areas, Multibaseline coherent synthetic aperture radar (SAR) processing, SAR tomography, three-dimensional (3-D) SAR focusing. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



26. E. Sansosti, P. Berardino, M. Manunta, F. Serafino, and G. Fornaro. Geometrical SAR image registration. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 44(10):2861-2870, October 2006. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, image registration, coregistration, InSAR, Interferometry, ENVISAT, European Remote Sensing, acquisition flight tracks, baseline spans, digital elevation model, image registration, multichannel SAR processing, satellite systems, sensitivity analysis, steep topography regions, subpixel registration, synthetic aperture radar images, two-pass interferometry, warping functions, artificial satellites, geophysical signal processing, image registration, remote sensing by radar, sensitivity analysis, synthetic aperture radar, topography (Earth). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



27. Gianfranco Fornaro, Giorgio Franceschetti, and Stefano Perna. Motion compensation errors: effects on the accuracy of airborne SAR images. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 41(4):1338-1352, October 2005. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Motion Compensation, Residual Motion Errors, Autofocus, Airborne SAR, airborne radar, interferometry, motion compensation, radar imaging, synthetic aperture radar airborne SAR images, digital elevation model inaccuracies, motion compensation errors, phase errors, positioning measurement instrument, repeat pass airborne interferometry, residual uncompensated motion errors, synthetic aperture radar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



28. Gianfranco Fornaro, Fabrizio Lombardini, and Francesco Serafino. Three-dimensional multipass SAR focusing: experiments with long-term spaceborne data. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 43(4):702-714, 2005. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, Tomography, Interferometry, airborne SAR, Spaceborne SAR, stereo image processing, three-dimensional multipass SAR focusing, ERS data, ERS multipass tomography, European Remote Sensing satellite, SAR interferometry, atmospheric variations, azimuth-range resolution cell, critical nonlinear inversion steps, ground pixel, height profile reconstruction, limited spatial-coverage, limited time-span, multibaseline 3D SAR focusing, multiple targets, radiation penetration, scattering mechanisms, scene deformations, side-looking geometry, space-varying phase calibration, tomographic processing, Multibaseline, multipass, three-dimensional focusing. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



29. G. Fornaro, A. Pauciullo, and E. Sansosti. Phase difference-based multichannel phase unwrapping. IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, 14(7):960-972, July 2005. Keyword(s): image processing, maximum likelihood phase unwrapping algorithm, phase difference-based multichannel phase unwrapping algorithm, image processing, maximum likelihood estimation, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Image Enhancement, Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted, Imaging, Three-Dimensional, Information Storage and Retrieval, Pattern Recognition, Automated, Radar, Subtraction Technique. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



30. G. Fornaro, F. Serafino, and F. Soldovieri. Three-dimensional focusing with multipass SAR data. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 41(3):507-517, 2003. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, Tomography, focusing, synthetic aperture radar, 3D tomography reconstruction, linear inverse problem, multipass SAR data, multipass synthetic aperture radar data, nonuniform orbit separation, processing technique, scattering mechanism, singular value decomposition, volumetric scattering. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



31. P. Berardino, G. Fornaro, R. Lanari, and E. Sansosti. A new algorithm for surface deformation monitoring based on small baseline differential SAR interferograms. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 40(11):2375-2383, November 2002. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SBAS, small baseline differential SAR interferometry, DInSAR, InSAR, SAR Interferometry, Campi Flegrei caldera, European Remote Sensing satellites, Italy, Naples, SAR interferometry, atmospheric phase artifacts filtering, differential synthetic aperture radar interferometry algorithm, ground deformations, independent SAR acquisition datasets, singular value decomposition method, spatial information, surface deformation monitoring algorithm, temporal evolution, temporal information, Earth crust, radiowave interferometry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, tectonics, volcanology. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



32. G. Fornaro and A.M. Guarnieri. Minimum mean square error space-varying filtering of interferometric SAR data. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 40(1):11 -21, January 2002. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Interferometry, DEM, Doppler centroid decorrelation, IFSAR, InSAR, algorithm, azimuth direction, digital elevation model, geometrical decorrelation, geophysical measurement technique, imaging, interferometric SAR, land surface, minimum mean square error method, nonplanar topography, radar remote sensing, scene topography, space varying filtering, space-variant, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping, geophysical signal processing, geophysical techniques, radar imaging, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



33. G. Fornaro, E. Sansosti, R. Lanari, and M. Tesauro. Role of processing geometry in SAR raw data focusing. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 38(2):441-454, April 2002. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, 2D frequency SAR processing, SAR raw data focusing, airborne remote sensing, conical reference systems, geometric artifacts, high-resolution images, high-resolution microwave images, interferometric SAR, microwave remote sensing, phase aberrations, processing geometry role, received backscattered echoes, space-invariant component, space-variant component, spaceborne remote sensing, squinted geometries, squinted raw data acquisitions, stripmap mode, airborne radar, image registration, radar imaging, radar resolution, remote sensing by radar, sensor fusion, spaceborne radar, synthetic aperture radar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



34. R. Lanari, M. Tesauro, E. Sansosti, and G. Fornaro. Spotlight SAR data focusing based on a two-step processing approach. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 39(9):1993 -2004, September 2001. Keyword(s): SPECAN algorithm, azimuth spectral folding, data focusing, data-focusing algorithm, deramping, geophysical measurement technique, high bandwidth transmitted chirp signals, land surface, radar remote sensing, space-invariant azimuth filtering, space-variant characteristics, spaceborne radar, spectral analysis, spotlight SAR, stripmap focusing, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping, two-step process, geophysical signal processing, geophysical techniques, radar imaging, remote sensing by radar, spaceborne radar, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



35. R. Lanari, S. Zoffoli, E. Sansosti, G. Fornaro, and F. Serafino. New approach for hybrid strip-map/spotlight SAR data focusing. IEE Proceedings - Radar, Sonar and Navigation, 148(6):363 -372, December 2001. Keyword(s): SAR data processing, azimuth convolution, azimuth data filtering, azimuth resolution, chirp signal, focused SAR images, generalised processing code, hybrid acquisition mode, hybrid strip-map/spotlight SAR, microwave image generation, spacebome systems, spotlight SAR data processing, strip-map processing, two-step focusing technique, convolution, filtering theory, image resolution, radar imaging, radar resolution, spaceborne radar, synthetic aperture radar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



36. Gianfranco Fornaro. Trajectory Deviations in Airborne SAR: Analysis and Compensation. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, 35(3):997-1009, July 1999. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Motion Compensation, Airborne SAR, Residual Motion Errors, Non-Linear Flight Path, Non-linear SAR. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



37. G. Fornaro and E. Sansosti. A two-dimensional region growing least squares phase unwrapping algorithm for interferometric SAR processing. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 37(5):2215 -2226, September 1999. Keyword(s): 2-D phase unwrapping algorithm, boundary phase values, discrete domain case, finite element method, interferometric SAR processing, reconstructed phase, two-dimensional region growing least squares phase unwrapping algorithm, wrapped phase image, geophysical signal processing, least squares approximations, radar imaging, radiowave interferometry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



38. G. Fornaro, G. Franceschetti, R. Lanari, D. Rossi, and M. Tesauro. Interferometric SAR phase unwrapping using the finite element method. IEE Proceedings - Radar, Sonar and Navigation, 144(5):266-274, October 1997. Keyword(s): IFSAR images, computations speedup, efficiency, experiments, finite element method, interferometric SAR phase unwrapping, least-squares solution, multigrid technique, noise robust method, phase unwrapping, precision, real ERS-I data, simulated patterns, time domain, two-dimensional algorithm, weighting functions, finite element analysis, least squares approximations, radar imaging, radiowave interferometry, synthetic aperture radar, time-domain analysis. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



39. G. Fornaro, V. Pascazio, and G. Schirinzi. Synthetic aperture radar interferometry using one bit coded raw and reference signals. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 35(5):1245 -1253, September 1997. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, InSAR, Signum Coded, geodesy, geophysical measurement technique, interferometric SAR, interferometric phase pattern generation, interferometric phase patterns, land surface topography, one bit coded raw signal, quick-look DEM, radar imaging, radar remote sensing, reference function, reference signal, signal processing, spaceborne radar, synthetic aperture radar interferometry, terrain mapping, geodesy, geophysical signal processing, geophysical techniques, radar imaging, radar signal processing, remote sensing by radar, spaceborne radar, synthetic aperture radar, topography (Earth). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



40. Riccardo Lanari and Gianfranco Fornaro. A short discussion on the exact compensation of the SAR range-dependent range cell migration effect. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 35(6):1446-1452, November 1997. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Motion Compensation, Comparison of Algorithms, Chirp Scaling Algorithm, Range Cell Migration, Range Migration, FM radar, geophysical signal processing, geophysical techniques, radar imaging, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, RCM, RDRCM, SAR, chirp z-transform, exact compensation, geophysical measurement technique, land surface, radar remote sensing, range-dependent range cell migration effect, terrain mapping. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



41. G. Fornaro, G. Franceschetti, and R. Lanari. Interferometric SAR phase unwrapping using Green's formulation. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 34(3):720 -727, May 1996. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, InSAR, SAR Interferometry, Phase Unwrapping, Green's first identity, Green's formulation, ISAR, SAR, algorithm, geodesy, geophysical measurement technique, interferometric SAR phase unwrapping, land surface topography, radar imaging, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping, unwrapped phase value, geophysical techniques, radar imaging, radiowave interferometry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, topography (Earth). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



42. R. Lanari, G. Fornaro, D. Riccio, M. Migliaccio, Konstantinos P. Papathanassiou, J.R. Moreira, M. Schwabisch, L. Dutra, G. Puglisi, G. Franceschetti, and M. Coltelli. Generation of digital elevation models by using SIR-C/X-SAR multifrequency two-pass interferometry: the Etna case study. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 34(5):1097-1114, September 1996. Keyword(s): C-band, Etna, Italy, Kalman filter, L-band, SAR, SHF, SIR, SIR-C, Sicily, UHF, X-SAR, X-band, algorithm, digital elevation model, geology, geophysical measurement technique, land surface, microwave radar, multifrequency two-pass interferometry, radar imaging, radar remote sensing, spaceborne radar, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping, topography, unwrapped pattern, unwrapping performance, volcano, Kalman filters, geophysical techniques, radar imaging, remote sensing by radar, spaceborne radar, synthetic aperture radar, topography (Earth), volcanology. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



43. G. Fornaro and G. Franceschetti. Image registration in interferometric SAR processing. IEE Proceedings - Radar, Sonar and Navigation, 142(6):313-320, December 1995. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, InSAR, SAR Interferometry, IFSAR applications, common reference output system, image registration, interferometric SAR processing, linear stretch, phase difference, raw data processing stage, received signal, scaling compensation, shifting compensation, spectral shift, geophysical signal processing, image registration, radar imaging, radiowave interferometry, remote sensing by radar, spaceborne radar, synthetic aperture radar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



44. J. Moreira, M. Schwabisch, G. Fornaro, R. Lanari, R. Bamler, D. Just, U. Steinbrecher, H. Breit, M. Eineder, G. Franceschetti, D. Geudtner, and H. Rinkel. X-SAR interferometry: first results. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 33(4):950 -956, July 1995. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, InSAR, SAR interferometry, SIR-C, Space Shuttle, X-SAR, X-band SHF microwave, digital elevation model, geodesy, geophysical measurement technique, ground range geometry, land surface topography, radar remote sensing, repeat pass interferometry, spaceborne radar, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping, geophysical techniques, radar applications, radar imaging, remote sensing by radar, spaceborne radar, synthetic aperture radar, topography (Earth). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]

Conference articles

1. Gianfranco Fornaro, A. Pauciullo, D. Reale, Xiao Xiang Zhu, and Richard Bamler. Peculiarities of urban area analysis with very high resolution interferometric SAR data. In Proc. Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event (JURSE), pages 185-188, 2011. [bibtex-entry]



2. D. Reale, G. Fornaro, A. Pauciullo, Xiao Xiang Zhu, N. Adam, and R. Bamler. Advanced techniques and new high resolution SAR sensors for monitoring urban areas. In Proc. IEEE Int. Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symp. (IGARSS), pages 1800-1803, 2010. [bibtex-entry]



3. Antonio De Maio, Gianfranco Fornaro, Antonio Pauciullo, and Diego Reale. Detection of double scatterers in SAR Tomography. In Proc. IEEE Int. Geosci. Remote Sens. Symp., volume 3, pages 172-175, July 2009. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, double scatterers, Bayesian Information Criterion, Generalized Likelihood Ratio Test, SAR Tomography, differential tomography, double scatterers, ground scatterers, high resolution radar systems, multi-dimensional SAR imaging, scatterers detection, SAR Interferometry, Multidimensional system, Spaceborne SAR, X-Band, Urban, Persistent Scatterer Interferometry, PSI, time series, geophysical image processing, image reconstruction, image resolution, radar imaging, radar interferometry, radar resolution, synthetic aperture radar, 3D reconstruction. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



4. G. Fornaro, A. Pauciullo, F. Lombardini, and M. Pardini. Detection of Single and Multiple Scatterers in Multibaseline Multitemporal SAR Data. In Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2008. IGARSS 2008. IEEE International, volume 2, pages 453-456, July 2008. [bibtex-entry]



5. F. Lombardini, G. Fornaro, M. Pardini, D. Reale, F. Serafino, F. Soldovieri, and M. Costantini. SAR tomography for scene elevation and deformation reconstruction: Algorithms and potentialities. In Radar Conference, 2008. RADAR '08. IEEE, pages 1-7, May 2008. [bibtex-entry]



6. G. Fornaro, F. Lombardini, M. Pardini, F. Serafino, F. Soldovieri, and M. Costantini. Spaceborne multi-dimensional SAR imaging: Current status and perspectives. In Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2007. IGARSS 2007. IEEE International, pages 5277-5280, July 2007. [bibtex-entry]



7. F. Lombardini and G. Fornaro. First trials of fourier and adaptive tomo-doppler sar imaging. In Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2005. IGARSS '05. Proceedings. 2005 IEEE International, volume 4, pages 2656-2659, July 2005. [bibtex-entry]



8. F. Serafino, F. Soldovieri, F. Lombardini, and G. Fornaro. Singular value decomposition applied to 4D SAR imaging. In Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2005. IGARSS '05. Proceedings. 2005 IEEE International, volume 4, pages 2701-2704, July 2005. [bibtex-entry]



9. G. Fornaro, Giorgio Franceschetti, and S. Perna. Motion Compensation of Squinted Airborne SAR Raw Data: Role of Processing Geometry. In Proc. IEEE Int. Geosci. Remote Sens. Symp., September 2004. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, omega-k, Range Migration Algorithm, Wavenumber Domain Algorithm, Extended omega-k, Extended Wavenumber Domain Algorithm, Motion Compensation, Squinted SAR, Airborne SAR. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



10. G. Fornaro and F. Serafino. Spaceborne 3D SAR Tomography: experiments with ERS data. In Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2004. IGARSS '04. Proceedings. 2004 IEEE International, volume 2, pages 1240-1243, 2004. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, Tomography, data acquisition, image processing, radar cross-sections, radar imaging, remote sensing by radar, spaceborne radar, synthetic aperture radar, tomography, 3D back-scattering property, ERS data, European Remote Sensing, multibaseline SAR experiment, spaceborne 3D SAR tomography. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



11. P. Berardino, G. Fornaro, R. Lanari, E. Sansosti, F. Serafino, and F. Soldovieri. Multi-pass synthetic aperture radar for 3-D focusing. In Proc. IEEE Int. Geosci.Remote Sens. Symp., volume 1, pages 176-178, 2002. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, Tomography, geophysical techniques, radar imaging, radar theory, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping, 3D focusing, SAR, SVD, geophysical measurement technique, land surface, multipass method, penetration depth, radar remote sensing, radar tomography, singular value decomposition. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]

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