Publications of year 1999

Books and proceedings

1. Mehrdad Soumekh. Synthetic Aperture Radar Signal Processing: with MATLAB Algorithms. John Wiley & Sons, 1999. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Wavefront Reconstruction, Range Migration Algorithm, omega-k, Wavenumber Domain Algorithm, Back-Projection, Time-Domain Back-Projection, TDBP, Spotlight SAR, Stripmap SAR, MATLAB, Motion Compensation, Digital Spotlighting, Monopulse SAR, Stolt Mapping, Range Compression, Pulse Compression, Pulse Compression of Linear FM Signals, Linear FM Signals. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]

Articles in journal or book chapters

1. S. Albrecht and I. Cumming. Application of momentary Fourier transform to SAR processing. IEE Proceedings - Radar, Sonar and Navigation, 146(6):285-297, December 1999. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SPECAN, Modified SPECAN, discrete Fourier transforms, fast Fourier transforms, inverse problems, radar signal processing, synthetic aperture radar, DFT, FFT/IFFT algorithms, IDFT, SAR processing, SIFFT method, general matrix transforms, image processing, inverse momentary Fourier transform, momentary Fourier transform, MFT, recursive momentary Fourier transform, signal processing, windowing. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



2. S.R. Cloude, J. Fortuny, J.M. Lopez-Sanchez, and A.J. Sieber. Wide-band polarimetric radar inversion studies for vegetation layers. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 37(5):2430-2441, September 1999. Keyword(s): backscatter, forestry, geophysical techniques, image classification, radar cross-sections, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, vegetation mappingbackscatter, canopy, complex volume scattering, entropy-alpha target decomposition scheme, ficus tree, fig, fir tree, forest, geophysical measurement technique, image classification scheme, inversion algorithm, parametric inversion, polarimetric radar inversion, radar scattering, radar theory, random particle cloud model, small anisotropic particles, two-parameter model, vegetation layer, vegetation mapping, wide band method. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



3. D.L. Evans. Applications of imaging radar data in Earth science investigations. Electronics Communication Engineering Journal, 11(5):227 -234, October 1999. Keyword(s): Earth science investigations, Earth's surface, LightSAR mission, SAR interferometric measurements, biodiversity, biomass, fine resolution, forest regrowth, glacier ice velocity measurement, imaging radar data, interferometric data acquisition, land cover, large-scale surface change, long-term observations, natural hazards, polarimetric data acquisition, receive polarisation, resource assessment, scatterer cross-sections, spaceborne SAR systems, surface topographic change monitoring, synthetic aperture radar, topographic data sets, transmit polarisation, vegetation, data acquisition, electromagnetic wave scattering, health hazards, image resolution, radar applications, radar cross-sections, radar imaging, radar polarimetry, radar resolution, radiowave interferometry, remote sensing by radar, spaceborne radar, synthetic aperture radar, topography (Earth);. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



4. 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]



5. 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]



6. Ramon F. Hanssen, Tammy M. Weckwerth, Howard A. Zebker, and Roland Klees. High-Resolution Water Vapor Mapping from Interferometric Radar Measurements. Science, 283(5406):1297-1299, 1999. Keyword(s): Troposphere, Water Vapor, InSAR. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



7. Xiaotao Huang and Diannong Liang. Gradual RELAX Algorithm for RFI Suppression in UWB-SAR. Electronics Letters, 35(22):1916-1917, October 1999. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, RFI Suppression, Ultra-Wideband SAR, Gradual RELAX Algorithm. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



8. Guy Indebetouw and Prapong Klysubun. Space-time digital holography: A three-dimensional microscopic imaging scheme with an arbitrary degree of spatial coherence. Applied Physics Letters, 75(14):2017-2019, October 1999. Keyword(s): Fresnel diffraction, holographic interferometry, image reconstruction, light coherence, optical correlation, optical images, optical microscopy;. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



9. Jong-Sen Lee, M.R. Grunes, T.L. Ainsworth, Li-Jen Du, D.L. Schuler, and Shane R. Cloude. Unsupervised classification using polarimetric decomposition and the complex Wishart classifier. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 37(5):2249-2258, September 1999. Keyword(s): geophysical signal processing, geophysical techniques, image classification, radar imaging, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mappingSAR, complex Wishart classifier, complex Wishart distribution, covariance matrix, entropy-alpha plane, geophysical measurement technique, initial classification map, iteration, land surface, man-made object, maximum likelihood classifier, polarimetric decomposition, polarimetric target decomposition, polarization, radar remote sensing, terrain mapping, terrain type, training, unsupervised classification. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



10. J. Li, Z. Bi, and Z.-S. Liu. Autofocus and feature extraction in curvilinear SAR via a relaxation-based algorithm. Radar, Sonar and Navigation, IEE Proceedings -, 146(4):201-207, 1999. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Non-Linear Flight Path, SAR Tomography, Curvilinear SAR, error analysis, feature extraction, focusing, radar imaging, synthetic aperture radar, 3D target features, AUTORELAX, CLSAR, SAR imaging, aperture errors compensation, curvilinear SAR, curvilinear synthetic aperture radar, data model, estimation accuracy, experimental results, relaxation-based algorithm, relaxation-based autofocus algorithm, simulation results, target parameters. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



11. Richard T. Lord and Michael R. Inggs. Efficient RFI suppression in SAR using LMS adaptive filter integrated with range/Doppler algorithm. Electronics Letters, 35(8):629-630, 1999. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Doppler radar, adaptive filters, interference suppression, least mean squares methods, radar imaging, radar interference, synthetic aperture radar, Doppler algorithm, LMS adaptive filter, RFI Suppression, SAR image processing, radiofrequency interference, range compression. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



12. Christian Matzler and Andreas Wiesmann. Extension of the Microwave Emission Model of Layered Snowpacks to Coarse-Grained Snow. Remote Sensing of Environment, 70(3):317-325, December 1999. Keyword(s): MEMLS, Snow, Microwave, Microwave emission model of lalayer snowpacks, Dielectric Properties of Dry Snow, relative permittivity, snow density. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



13. Josef Mittermayer, Alberto Moreira, and Otmar Loffeld. Spotlight SAR data processing using the frequency scaling algorithm. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 37(5):2198-2214, September 1999. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Spotlight SAR, dechirp, dechirp-on-receive, Doppler radar, geophysical signal processing, radar imaging, remote sensing by radar, spectral analysis, synthetic aperture radarazimuth processing, azimuth scaling, chirp convolution, frequency scaling algorithm, Chirp Scaling Algorithm, nonchirped SAR signals, nonchirped raw data, range Doppler domain, range cell migration correction, residual video phase, RVP, spectral analysis approach, spotlight SAR data processing, stripmap raw data, subaperture approach. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



14. Andreas Reigber. Range dependent spectral filtering to minimize the baseline decorrelation in airborne SAR interferometry. 3:1721-1723, 1999. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Interferometry, Interferometry, InSAR, Range Spectral Filter, Spectral Filter, adaptive signal processing, airborne radar, geophysical signal processing, geophysical techniques, radar imaging, radar theory, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping, E-SAR, L-band, SAR, Airborne SAR interferometry, Airborne SAR, Baseline Decorrelation, fixed bandwidth filtering, geometric resolution, geophysical measurement technique, interferogram coherence, interferometric SAR, land surface, radar remote sensing, range dependent spectral filtering, repeat-pass, spectral misalignment. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



15. Ridha Touzi, Armand Lopes, Jérôme Bruniquel, and Paris W. Vachon. Coherence estimation for SAR imagery. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 37(1):135-149, January 1999. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR imagery, coherence, coherence estimation, coherence map resolution, decorrelation, temporal decorrelation, cross-channel correlation, dual channel method, geophysical measurement technique, land surface, multiple-channel, radar imaging, radar remote sensing, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping, unbiased coherence estimate, geophysical signal processing, geophysical techniques, radar imaging, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping;. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



16. R. N. Treuhaft and S. R. Cloude. The structure of oriented vegetation from polarimetric interferometry. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 37(5):2620-2624, September 1999. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Forest, Forest parameters, biomass, forest canopy, forestry, geophysical measurement technique, height, oriented object, oriented vegetation, oriented-vegetation volume, polarimetric interferometry, radar polarimetry, radar remote sensing, randomly oriented volume, single-baseline polarimetric interferometry, underlying topography, vegetated land surface, vegetation mapping, geophysical techniques, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by radar, vegetation mapping. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



17. Andreas Wiesmann and Christian Matzler. Microwave emission model of layered snowpacks. Remote Sensing of Environment, 70(3):307-316, 1999. Keyword(s): MEMLS, Snow, Microwave, Microwave emission model of lalayer snowpacks, Dielectric Properties of Dry Snow, relative permittivity, snow density. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



18. Wei Ye, Tat Soon Yeo, and Zheng Bao. Weighted least-squares estimation of phase errors for SAR/ISAR autofocus. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 37(5):2487-2494, September 1999. Keyword(s): SAR Processsing, Autofocus, Weighted Least-Squares Estimation, WLS, Residual Motion Errors, geophysical techniques, measurement errors, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping, ISAR, SAR, geophysical measurement technique, inverse SAR, land surface, phase error, phase error estimation, phase errors, radar remote sensing. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]

Conference articles

1. Alain Arnaud. Ship detection by SAR interferometry. In Proc. IEEE Int. Geosci. Remote Sens. Symp., volume 5, pages 2616-2618 vol.5, June 1999. Keyword(s): ships, radar detection, synthetic aperture radar, radar imaging, marine radar, naval radar, ship detection, SAR interferometry, InSAR, small ship, agitated sea surface, low incidence angle, method, coherence, phase, phase coherence, Marine vehicles, Interferometry, Synthetic aperture radar, Satellites, Electromagnetic scattering, Radar detection, Sea surface, Backscatter, Azimuth, Phase detection. [bibtex-entry]



2. Güner Arslan, Magesh Valliappan, and Brian L. Evans. Quality Assessment of Compression Techniques for Synthetic Aperture Radar Images. In International Conference on Image Processing, ICIP 1999, volume 3, pages 857-861, October 1999. Keyword(s): Data Compression, Quality Assessment, Quality Measures, Edge Correlation Quality Measure. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



3. M. Bara, J. Monne, and A. Broquetas. Navigation systems requirements for airborne interferometric SAR platforms. In Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1999. IGARSS '99 Proceedings. IEEE 1999 International, volume 4, pages 2158-2160, July 1999. [bibtex-entry]



4. M. Bara, O. Mora, M. Romero, and A. Broquetas. Generation of precise wide-area geocoded elevation models with ERS SAR data. In Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1999. IGARSS '99 Proceedings. IEEE 1999 International, volume 4, pages 1924-1926, July 1999. [bibtex-entry]



5. Svante Björklund and David Rejdemyhr. A MATLAB Toolbox for Radar Array Processing. In ISSPA '99, International Symposium on Signal Processing and its Applications, pages 547-550, 1999. Keyword(s): Radar Array Processing, MATLAB Toolbox for Radar Array Processing. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



6. G. Connan, H. D. Griffiths, P. V. Brennan, and R. Garello. W-band radar measurements of laboratory water waves. In OCEANS '99 MTS/IEEE. Riding the Crest into the 21st Century, volume 3, pages 1333-1337 vol.3, 1999. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, W-Band, backscatter, ocean waves, oceanographic techniques, radar cross-sections, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, 75 to 110 GHz, 94 GHz, EHF, FMCW radar, SAR, W-band, backscattering, internal wave, measurement technique, millimetre wave radar, ocean wave, radar remote sensing, radar scattering, synthetic aperture radar, wave-tank experiment, Chirp modulation, Frequency modulation, Laboratories, Radar antennas, Radar imaging, Radar measurements, Sea surface, Signal resolution, Surface waves, Synthetic aperture radar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



7. Ian G. Cumming, Frank Wong, and Bob Hawkins. RADARSAT-1 Doppler Centroid Estimation Using Phase-Based Estimators. In CEOS SAR Workshop 1999, 1999. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Doppler Centroid, Doppler Centroid Estimation, Multilook Cross Correlation, MLCC, Multilook Beat Frequency, MLBF, Clutterlock, Doppler Ambiguity Resolver, DAR, Satellite SAR. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



8. Marina Dragosevic. On Accuracy of Attitude Estimation and Doppler Tracking. In CEOS SAR Workshop 1999, 1999. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Doppler Centroid, Doppler Centroid Estimation, Clutterlock, Doppler Tracker, Attitude Angles, Doppler Ambiguity Resolver, DAR, Satellite SAR. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



9. Gerard J. Genello(Jr.), Michael C. Wicks, and Mehrdad Soumekh. Alias-free Processing of P-3 Data. In Edmund G. Zelnio, editor, Algorithms for Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery VI, volume SPIE 3721, pages 189-200, 1999. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Back-Projection, Wavefront Reconstruction, Wavenumber Domain Algorithm, omega-k, RFI Suppression, Digital Spotlighting, Slow-Time Upsampling, Alias-free Processing, P-Band, Ultra-Wideband SAR, FOPEN, Airborne SAR. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



10. Rüdiger Gens. On Phase Unwrapping Based on Minimum Cost Flow Networks. In FRINGE '99, Advancing ERS SAR Interferometry from Applications towards Operations, 1999. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Interferometry, Phase Unwrapping, Minimum Cost Flow. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



11. Harry Jackson, Ian Sinclair, and Sebastian Tam. ENVISAT/ASAR Precision Transponders. In CEOS SAR Workshop 1999, Toulouse, Oct. 1999. Keyword(s): Transponders, ASAR, ASAR Transponders, ENVISAT, ENVISAT Transponders. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



12. Richard T. Lord and Michael R. Inggs. Efficient RFI Suppression in SAR Using a LMS Adaptive Filter with Sidelobe Suppression Integrated with the Range-Doppler Algorithm. In IGARSS '99, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, volume 1, pages 574-576, June 1999. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, RFI Suppression, P-Band, Range-Doppler Algorithm. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



13. Andrea Monti-Guarnieri, Fabio Rocca, Pietro Guccione, and Ciro Cafforio. Optimal Interferometric ScanSAR Focusing. In IGARSS '99, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, volume 3, pages 1718-1720, 1999. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Interferometry, ScanSAR, Focusing. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



14. A. Potsis, A. Reigber, and K.P. Papathanassiou. A phase preserving method for RF interference suppression in P-band. In Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1999. IGARSS '99 Proceedings. IEEE 1999 International, volume 5, pages 2655-2657, 1999. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, interference suppression, radar interference, radar theory, radiowave interferometry, synthetic aperture radar, ESAR, P-Band, Airborne SAR, P-band synthetic aperture radar interferometric data, RFI Suppression, Solothurn, Switzerland, interferometric SAR data applications, least mean square method, phase preserving method, phase preserving notch filter, polarimetric interferometric SAR data. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



15. Richard Rau and James H. McClellan. Data Efficient Implementation of UWBWA SAR Algorithms. In ICASSP '99, International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, volume 6, pages 3525-3528, 1999. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Back-Projection, Ultra-Wideband SAR, Fan Filter, Quincunx Grid, TDBP, Time-Domain Back-Projection. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



16. Z. She, D.A. Gray, R.E. Bogner, and J. Homer. Three-dimensional SAR imaging via multiple pass processing. In Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1999. IGARSS '99 Proceedings. IEEE 1999 International, volume 5, pages 2389-2391, 1999. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, Tomography, geophysical techniques, radar imaging, remote sensing by radar, spaceborne radar, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping, topography (Earth), DFT, InSAR, SAR, SAR image, beamforming, eigenvector method, elevation, geophysical measurement technique, image registration, land surface topography, multiple pass processing, phase correction, radar remote sensing, subspace method, superresolution, three-dimensional imaging. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



17. D.G. Thompson, J.S. Bates, and D.V. Arnold. Extending the phase gradient autofocus algorithm for low-altitude stripmap mode SAR. In The Record of the 1999 IEEE Radar Conference, pages 36-40, April 1999. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Autofocus, Phase Gradient Autofocus, Strip-map, Range-Dependent. [bibtex-entry]



18. D.G. Thompson, J.S. Bates, D.V. Arnold, and David G. Long. Extending the phase gradient autofocus algorithm for low-altitude stripmap mode SAR. In IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS '99, volume 1, pages 564-566, July 1999. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Autofocus, Phase Gradient Autofocus, Strip-map, Range-dependent. [bibtex-entry]



19. P. Tsakalides and C.L. Nikus. A new phase gradient autofocus technique for high resolution image formation based on fractional lower-order statistics. In Electronics, Circuits and Systems, 1999. Proceedings of ICECS '99. The 6th IEEE International Conference on, volume 2, pages 667-670, September 1999. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Autofocus, Phase Gradient Autofocus. [bibtex-entry]



20. Lars M. H. Ulander and Per-Olov Frölind. Precision Processing of CARABAS HF/VHF-Band SAR Data. In IGARSS '99, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, volume 1, pages 47-49, June 1999. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, RFI Suppression, Back-Projection, Time-Domain Back-Projection, TDBP, Ultra-Wideband SAR, VHF SAR, CARABAS, Airborne SAR, Motion Compensation. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



21. Urs Wegmuller. Automated terrain corrected SAR geocoding. In Proc. IEEE Int. Geosci. Remote Sens. Symp., volume 3, pages 1712-1714, 1999. Keyword(s): SAR, SAR intensity image, automated terrain corrected method, cross-correlation, digital elevation model, geocoding, geocoding transformation, geophysical measurement technique, image coding, land surface, radar imaging, radar remote sensing, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping, geophysical signal processing, geophysical techniques, image coding, radar imaging, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



22. Ali F. Yegulalp. Fast Backprojection Algorithm for Synthetic Aperture Radar. In The Record of the 1999 IEEE Radar Conference, pages 60-65, 1999. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Back-Projection, Convolution Back-Projection, FOPEN, Ultra-Wideband SAR, Image Formation, Focusing, Motion Compensation, Time-Domain Back-Projection, TDBP. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



23. P. Zavattero. Distributed target SAR image de-blurring using phase gradient autofocus. In Radar Conference, 1999. The Record of the 1999 IEEE, pages 246-249, April 1999. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Autofocus, Phase Gradient Autofocus. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]

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