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Publications of year 2014

Books and proceedings

  1. M. Heublein, F. Alshawaf, M. Mayer, S. Hinz, and B. Heck. Towards a rigorous fusion of GNSS and InSAR observations for the purpose of water vapor retrieval. 2014. Note: Cited By 0. [bibtex-entry]


Thesis

  1. Craig L. Stringham. Developments in LFM-CW SAR for UAV Operation. PhD thesis, 2014. Keyword(s): SAR Proceessing, radar, SAR, UAV, GPU, Autofocus, SAR Autofocus, Backprojection, Time-Domain Back-Projection, Back-Projection, TDBP, fast-factorized back-projection, FFBP, LFM-CW, FMCW, MoComp, Motion Compensation, CSA, ECS, Chirp Scaling, Extended Chirp Scaling, FSA, Frequency Scaling Algorithm, Range-Doppler Algorithm, RDA, synthetic aperture radar, Brigham Young University, muSAR system, LFM-CW signal model, SAR image quality, aircraft, atmospheric turbulence, high-resolution synthetic aperture radar systems, linear frequency-modulated continuous-wave signal, motion compensation, motion correction algorithms, unmanned aerial vehicle, Airborne SAR, geophysical techniques. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


Articles in journal or book chapters

  1. Rafael Caduff, Andrew Kos, Fritz Schlunegger, Brian W. McArdell, and Andreas Wiesmann. Terrestrial Radar Interferometric Measurement of Hillslope Deformation and Atmospheric Disturbances in the Illgraben Debris-Flow Catchment, Switzerland. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 11(2):434-438, February 2014. Keyword(s): Atmospheric phase delay, rockslide monitoring, terrestrial radar interferometry, Radar interferometry, Gamma Portable Radar Interferometer, GPRI, Ku-band, Deformation, Displacement, Illgraben, Debris-flow catchment. [bibtex-entry]


  2. Rafael Caduff and Dirk Rieke-Zapp. Registration And Visualisation Of Deformation Maps From Terrestrial Radar Interferometry Using Photogrammetry And Structure From Motion. The Photogrammetric Record, 29(146):167-186, 2014. Keyword(s): compact digital camera, digital photogrammetry, geo-monitoring, interferometric radar, metric camera, structure from motion, SAR Processing, Gamma Portable Radar Interferometer, GPRI, radar interferometry, ground-based radar, GBSAR, InSAR, Ground-based SAR, deformation measurement, displacement, subsidence, terrestrial radar interferometry, mass movements, surface deformation, Structure from motion, SfM, Photogrammetry. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  3. Estelle Chaussard, R Bürgmann, Manoochehr Shirzaei, EJ Fielding, and B Baker. Predictability of hydraulic head changes and characterization of aquifer-system and fault properties from InSAR-derived ground deformation. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 119(8):6572-6590, 2014. [bibtex-entry]


  4. A. Elsherbini and K. Sarabandi. Image Distortion Effects in SAR Subsurface Imaging and a New Iterative Approach for Refocusing and Coregistration. IEEE_J_GRS, 52(5):2994-3004, May 2014. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, geophysical image processing, geophysical prospecting, groundwater, image registration, image resolution, radar interferometry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, topography (Earth), 3D simulations, InSAR concept, SAR subsurface imaging, archaeological surveys, ground water exploration, image aberrations, image coregistration, image distortion effects, image refocusing, interferometric synthetic aperture radar, iterative approach, oil field exploration, phase front distortion, topography estimation, Focusing, History, Radar imaging, Surfaces, Synthetic aperture radar, Interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR), radar imaging, subsurface imaging, terrain mapping. [bibtex-entry]


  5. Heresh Fattahi and Falk Amelung. InSAR uncertainty due to orbital errors. Geophysical Journal International, 199(1):549-560, August 2014. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Interferometry, Baseline Errors, orbital errors, SAR Interferometry, Spaceborne SAR. [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. Y. Gao, W. Yu, Y. Liu, R. Wang, and C. Shi. Sharpness-Based Autofocusing for Stripmap SAR Using an Adaptive-Order Polynomial Model. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 11(6):1086-1090, June 2014. Keyword(s): conjugate gradient methods, maximum likelihood estimation, optical focusing, polynomials, radar imaging, search problems, synthetic aperture radar, closed-form expression, airborne SAR data experiment, modified adaptive-order searching strategy, conjugate gradient algorithm, polynomial expansion coefficient, sharpness function gradient, maximum-posterior estimation, SAR, stripmap-mode synthetic aperture radar image data, adaptive-order polynomial model, image sharpness-based autofocusing technique, Synthetic aperture radar, Polynomials, Accuracy, Estimation, Azimuth, Adaptation models, Optimization, Autofocus, conjugate gradient method (CGM), sharpness, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), Autofocus, conjugate gradient method (CGM), sharpness, synthetic aperture radar (SAR). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  9. Paolo Ghelfi, Francesco Laghezza, Filippo Scotti, Giovanni Serafino, Amerigo Capria, Sergio Pinna, Daniel Onori, Claudio Porzi, Mirco Scaffardi, Antonio Malacarne, Valeria Vercesi, Emma Lazzeri, Fabrizio Berizzi, and Antonella Bogoni. A fully photonics-based coherent radar system. Nature, 507(7492):341-345, 2014. Keyword(s): Radar, Photonics, Photonics-based radar, radar design. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  10. Scott Hensley, S. Oveisgharan, S. Saatchi, M. Simard, R. Ahmed, and Z. Haddad. An Error Model for Biomass Estimates Derived From Polarimetric Radar Backscatter. IEEE_J_GRS, 52(7):4065-4082, July 2014. Keyword(s): air pollution, carbon capture and storage, remote sensing by radar, vegetation, above ground biomass, basic imaging physics, biomass estimation accuracy, carbon flux measurement, carbon storage, disturbance quantification, ecosystem processes, error model, forest carbon inventories, forested areas, ground carbon, instrument parameter, mission parameter, notional Earth observing mission, polarimetric radar backscatter, radar polarimetric measurements, regrowth quantification, remote sensing measurements, Backscatter, Biological system modeling, Biomass, Radar measurements, Radar polarimetry, Signal to noise ratio, Backscatter error model, forest biomass, polarimetry, synthetic aperture radar (SAR). [bibtex-entry]


  11. R. Iglesias, X. Fabregas, A. Aguasca, J. J. Mallorqui, C. Lopez-Martinez, J. A. Gili, and J. Corominas. Atmospheric Phase Screen Compensation in Ground-Based SAR With a Multiple-Regression Model Over Mountainous Regions. IEEE_J_GRS, 52(5):2436-2449, May 2014. Keyword(s): GB-SAR, ground-based SAR, terrestrial SAR, geophysical techniques, radar polarimetry, synthetic aperture radar, AD 2010 10 to 2011 10, Andorran Pyrenees, El Forn de Canillo, GB-SAR sensor, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, X-band, atmospheric fluctuations, atmospheric phase screen compensation process, differential-SAR-interferometry applications, ground-based SAR data, mountainous environment, mountainous regions, multiple-regression model, multitemporal GB-SAR measurements, one-year measurement campaign, polarimetric SAR data, steep topography effect, strong rain episodes, zero-baseline fully polarimetric data sets, Atmospheric phase screen (APS) compensation, differential synthetic aperture radar (SAR) interferometry (DInSAR), ground-based SAR (GB-SAR), polarimetry, steep topography. [bibtex-entry]


  12. R. Iglesias, D. Monells, X. Fabregas, J. J. Mallorqui, A. Aguasca, and C. Lopez-Martinez. Phase Quality Optimization in Polarimetric Differential SAR Interferometry. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 52(5):2875-2888, May 2014. Keyword(s): geophysical techniques, optimisation, radar interferometry, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, ALOS, DInSAR processing, DInSAR techniques, RADARSAT-2, TerraSAR-X, advanced land observing satellite, amplitude dispersion case, amplitude dispersion maps, classical single-polarimetric approach, coherence case, differential SAR interferometry, differential synthetic aperture radar interferometry, final DInSAR result density, final DInSAR result reliability, fully polarimetric data unavailability, ground-based SAR fully polarimetric data, interferometric technique merging, orbital SAR fully polarimetric data, phase quality optimization, pixel candidate number threefold, pixel phase quality, pixel selection process, polarimetric capabilities, polarimetric differential SAR interferometry, polarimetric optimization techniques, polarimetric technique merging, polarimetrically optimized coherence, satellite launch, single-polarimetric case, Amplitude dispersion optimization, coherence optimization, differential synthetic aperture radar (SAR) interferometry (DInSAR), polarimetric DInSAR (PolDInSAR), polarimetry. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  13. Uday K. Khankhoje, Mariko S. Burgin, and Mahta Moghaddam. On the Accuracy of Averaging Radar Backscattering Coefficients for Bare Soils Using the Finite-Element Method. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 11(8):1345-1349, August 2014. Keyword(s): finite element analysis, geophysical techniques, remote sensing by radar, soil, surface roughness, 2-D finite-element method, Gaussian correlated surfaces, Gaussian correlated surfaces possessing behavior, Gaussian type, assumption validity, average coefficients, averaging assumption, averaging radar backscattering coefficient accuracy, backscatter averaging assumption breaks, backscatter averaging assumption validity conditions, bare rough surface assumption validity, bare soils, constitutive homogeneous pixels, ensemble averaged true coefficient computation, exponential type, exponentially correlated surfaces, heterogeneity impact quantification, heterogeneity source, heterogeneous moisture pixels, heterogeneous pixels, heterogeneous roughness pixels, heterogeneous soil moisture, heterogeneous soil roughness, high-contrast pixels, higher cross-pixel coherent interactions, longest correlation lengths, soil moisture, soil surface roughness, surface correlation type, surface variety computed averages, Backscatter, Correlation, Radar, Rough surfaces, Soil moisture, Surface roughness, Electromagnetic scattering by rough surfaces, finite-element methods (FEMs). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  14. S. B. Kim, Mahta Moghaddam, L. Tsang, Mariko S. Burgin, X. Xu, and E. G. Njoku. Models of L-Band Radar Backscattering Coefficients Over Global Terrain for Soil Moisture Retrieval. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 52(2):1381-1396, February 2014. Keyword(s): Maxwell equations, permittivity, remote sensing by radar, soil, time series, vegetation mapping, L-band radar backscattering coefficient models, Maxwell equations, RMS height, VWC, accurate soil moisture inversion, airborne data, airborne observation, bare surface, co-pol RMS errors, corn crop, datacube errors, dielectric soil constant, distorted Born approximation framework, double-bounce reflectivity, double-bounce volume-surface interaction, empirical formulae, empirical parameters, fast soil moisture inversion, field-based radar data, global land surface, global terrain, grass fields, in situ observation, independent spaceborne phased array type L-band synthetic aperture radars, input parameters, international geosphere-biosphere programme scheme, land surface class simulation, lookup tables, major crops, mean difference range, numerical solutions, physical model outputs, real-time soil moisture inversion, rice crop, shrub, single scatterer, soil moisture active passive mission data, soil moisture retrieval, soil surface root mean square, sophisticated forward model direct inversion, soybean crop, spaceborne Aquarius scatterometer data, surface scattering, theoretical models. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  15. Franziska Koch, Monika Prasch, Lino Schmid, J�rg Schweizer, and Wolfram Mauser. Measuring Snow Liquid Water Content with Low-Cost GPS Receivers. Sensors, 14(11):20975-20999, 2014. Keyword(s): GNSS, snow water equivalent, SWE, Liquid Water Content, LWC. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  16. K. Landmark, A. H. Schistad Solberg, A. Austeng, and Roy E. Hansen. Bayesian Seabed Classification Using Angle-Dependent Backscatter Data From Multibeam Echo Sounders. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering, 39(4):724-739, October 2014. Keyword(s): Synthetic Aperture Sonar, SAS, Bayes methods, Gaussian processes, acoustic wave scattering, approximation theory, backscatter, oceanographic techniques, pattern classification, piecewise constant techniques, sonar, statistical analysis, Bayesian seabed classification, Gaussian statistical model, North Sea data set, acoustical seabed classification, across-track spatial resolution, angle-dependent backscatter data, intrinsic scattering strength statistics, mapping seabed sediment, multibeam echo sounder, multibeam sonar data processing, piecewise constant function, piecewise function approximation, seabed scattering strength, spatial averaging, standard Bayesian theory, Bayes methods, Classification algorithms, Remote sensing, Sea floor, Sediments, Sonar, Underwater acoustics, Bayesian methods, classification algorithms, remote sensing, seafloor, sediments, sonar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  17. H. Lee, J. H. Lee, K. E. Kim, N. H. Sung, and S. J. Cho. Development of a Truck-Mounted Arc-Scanning Synthetic Aperture Radar. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 52(5):2773-2779, May 2014. Keyword(s): GB-SAR, ground-based SAR, terrestrial SAR, Doppler radar, antennas, geophysical equipment, radar imaging, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, ArcSAR formulation, ArcSAR scan mode image, ArcSAR system development, SAR focusing algorithms, antenna view angle fixing, arc-scanning real aperture radar, azimuth resolution, conventional ground-based SAR system linear scanning, exemplary X-band ArcSAR spot mode image, extendable boom, ground-based arc-scanning synthetic aperture radar development, high-resolution image, horizontal circular antenna motion, image area, image processing accuracy, image processing efficiency, imaging mode, range Doppler algorithm, reduced resolution, scan mode, time domain algorithm, truck-mounted arc-scanning synthetic aperture radar development, wider image coverage, Arc-scanning synthetic aperture radar (ArcSAR), SAR, range Doppler algorithm, scan mode, spot mode, time domain algorithm. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  18. Silvan Leinss, Giuseppe Parrella, and Irena Hajnsek. Snow height determination by polarimetric phase differences in X-band SAR data. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 7(9):3794-3810, Sept 2014. Keyword(s): hydrological techniques, remote sensing by radar, snow, synthetic aperture radar, AD 2012 01, AD 2012 12 to 2013 04, CPD temporal evolution, Finland, HH polarization, Sodankylae city, TanDEM-X, TanDEM-X acquisitions, TerraSAR-X acquisitions, VV polarization, X-band SAR acquisitions, X-band SAR data, aligned elliptical particles, computer tomography observations, copolar phase difference, fresh snow depth, polarimetric phase difference, snow height determination, snow microstructure, subsequent recrystallization process, temperature-gradient-driven recrystallization process, weather station data, Backscatter, Scattering, Snow, Soil, Soil measurements, Synthetic aperture radar, Temperature measurement, Birefringence, TanDEM-X, TerraSAR-X, VV-HH phase difference, copolar phase difference, dry snow, fresh snow, polarimetry, snow anisotropy, snow microstructure, synthetic aperture radar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  19. Y. Luo, H. Song, R. Wang, Y. Deng, F. Zhao, and Z. Xu. Arc FMCW SAR and Applications in Ground Monitoring. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 52(9):5989-5998, Sept 2014. Keyword(s): GB-SAR, ground-based SAR, terrestrial SAR, Apertures, Azimuth, Doppler effect, Focusing, Rails, Synthetic aperture radar, Arc frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) SAR, change detection, interferometric SAR (InSAR), synthetic aperture radar (SAR). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  20. Jun Maeda and Kosuke Heki. Two-dimensional observations of midlatitude sporadic E irregularities with a dense GPS array in Japan. Radio Science, 49(1):28-35, 2014. Keyword(s): sporadic E, ionosphere, GPS, Global Positioning System, GNSS, Global Navigation Satellite System, GEONET, TEC, Total Electron Content. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  21. Christophe Magnard, Max Frioud, David Small, Torsten Brehm, Helmut Essen, and Erich Meier. Processing of MEMPHIS Ka-Band Multibaseline Interferometric SAR Data: From Raw Data to Digital Surface Models. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 7(7):2927-2941, July 2014. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Interferometry, InSAR, Multibaseline Interferometry, Ka-band, Airborne SAR, Single-pass Multibaseline Interferometry, Focusing, Azimuth Focusing, Motion Compensation, data acquisition, geophysical image processing, image reconstruction, image resolution, millimetre wave radar, radar imaging, radar interferometry, radar polarimetry, radar resolution, synthetic aperture radar, DSM, MEMPHIS Ka-band multibaseline interferometric SAR data processing, SAR image resolution, azimuth focusing, cross-track multibaseline interferometric data acquisition, digital surface model, extended omega-K algorithm, interferogram generation, millimeter-wave synthetic aperture radar system, multibaseline antenna setup, observed depression angle-dependent interferometric phase error, phase unwrapping, phase-to-height conversion, reference ALS model, stepped-frequency SAR data reconstruction, Accuracy, Antennas, Azimuth, Chirp, Focusing, Motion compensation, Synthetic aperture radar, Digital surface model (DSM), Ka-band, MEMPHIS, interferometry, millimeter wave radar, multibaseline, stepped-frequency, synthetic aperture radar (SAR). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  22. Pooja Mahapatra, Sami Samie Esfahany, Hans van der Marel, and Ramon F. Hanssen. On the Use of Transponders as Coherent Radar Targets for SAR Interferometry. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 52(3):1869-1878, March 2014. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Global Positioning System, geomorphology, geophysical equipment, radar interferometry, reliability, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping, transponders, vegetation, ERS-2, Envisat, SAR interferometry, coherent radar targets, controlled environment, corner reflectors, double-difference transponder phase measurements, empirical precision range, field experiments, geometric variations, global positioning system, ground deformation monitoring, landslide monitoring, maintenance-related degradation, operational performance, passive devices, radar line of sight, radar transponders, reliability, transponder-InSAR observations, validation measurements, validation tests, vegetated nonurbanized areas, Corner reflector, geodesy, interferometry, measurement errors, persistent scatterer, phase measurement, quality control, synthetic aperture radar, transponder. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  23. Oriol Monserrat, Michele Crosetto, and Guido Luzi. A review of ground-based SAR interferometry for deformation measurement. ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 93:40-48, 2014. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR, Interferometry, Terrestrial, Deformation, Monitoring, Review Paper, GBSAR, ground-based SAR, Differential Interferometry, DInSAR, Subsidence, Mointoring, Persistent Scatterer Interferometry, PSI. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  24. Keith Morrison and John Bennett. Tomographic Profiling - A Technique for Multi-Incidence-Angle Retrieval of the Vertical SAR Backscattering Profiles of Biogeophysical Targets. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 52(2):1350-1355, February 2014. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR tomography, tomography, snow, X-band, Ku-band, geophysical image processing, image retrieval, radar imaging, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, tomography, across-track direction, airborne application, along-track direction, biogeophysical targets, forest canopies, ground-based SAR system, ice, multiincidence-angle retrieval, satellite application, snow, subaperture elements, synthetic aperture radar imaging, tomographic profiling, vegetation, vertical SAR backscattering profiles, Array signal processing, phased arrays, radar, radar imaging, synthetic aperture radar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  25. Mahdi Nasirian and Mohammad H. Bastani. A Novel Model for Three-Dimensional Imaging Using Interferometric ISAR in Any Curved Target Flight Path. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 52(6):3236-3245, June 2014. Keyword(s): radar antennas, radar imaging, radar interferometry, radar receivers, radar tracking, radio transceivers, synthetic aperture radar, target tracking, 3D imaging, InISAR, bistatic system, curved target flight path, curvy motion, flight path form, flying object, highly nonlinear motion, interferometric ISAR, inverse synthetic aperture radar, linear trajectory, main transceiver antenna, monopulse system, nonlinear flight path, second receiver antenna, target motion, target scattering point 3D positioning, Apertures, Radar imaging, Scattering, Synthetic aperture radar, Trajectory, Vectors, Data processing, image reconstruction, interferometry, modeling, synthetic aperture radar (SAR). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  26. E Nikolaeva, TR Walter, Manoochehr Shirzaei, and J Zschau. Landslide observation and volume estimation in central Georgia based on L-band InSAR. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 14(3):675-688, 2014. [bibtex-entry]


  27. Octavio Ponce, Pau Prats-Iraola, Muriel Pinheiro, Marc Rodriguez-Cassola, Rolf Scheiber, Andreas Reigber, and Alberto Moreira. Fully Polarimetric High-Resolution 3-D Imaging With Circular SAR at L-Band. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 52(6):3074-3090, June 2014. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Circular SAR, Time-Domain Back-Projection, TDBP, MoComp, Motion Compensation, Bandwidth, Image resolution, Imaging, L-band, Synthetic aperture radar, Trajectory, Autofocus, circular synthetic aperture radar (CSAR), fast factorized back-projection, FFBP, graphics processing unit (GPU), high-resolution SAR, polarimetry, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), tomography, SAR Tomography. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  28. O. Ponce, P. Prats-Iraola, R. Scheiber, A. Reigber, A. Moreira, and E. Aguilera. Polarimetric 3-D Reconstruction From Multicircular SAR at P-Band. IEEE_J_GRSL, 11(4):803-807, April 2014. Keyword(s): airborne radar, array signal processing, calibration, compressed sensing, image reconstruction, image resolution, optical focusing, radar imaging, radar polarimetry, radar resolution, singular value decomposition, synthetic aperture radar, 2D image stacking, 3D cone-shaped sidelobe suppression, 3D reconstruction polarimetry, BF, CS, DLR, FFBP, German Aerospace Center F-SAR system, LOS, P-band, SVD, Vordemwald Switzerland, beamforming, circular flight, complex reflectivity solution, compressive sensing, constant phase offset estimation, fast-factorized back projection, line of sight, multicircular synthetic aperture radar, phase calibration method, polarimetric MCSAR airborne experiment, Apertures, Calibration, Focusing, Image resolution, Remote sensing, Synthetic aperture radar, Circular synthetic aperture radar (SAR) (CSAR), compressive sensing (CS), phase calibration, polarimetric SAR (PolSAR), singular value decomposition (SVD), tomography. [bibtex-entry]


  29. Pau Prats-Iraola, Marc Rodriguez-Cassola, Francseco De Zan, Pau Lopez-Dekker, Rolf Scheiber, and Andreas Reigber. Efficient Evaluation of Fourier-Based SAR Focusing Kernels. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 11(9):1489-1493, Sep. 2014. Keyword(s): airborne radar, image resolution, image sensors, numerical analysis, optical focusing, optical transfer function, radar imaging, spaceborne radar, synthetic aperture radar, transient response, geometry, transfer function, airborne SAR sensor, spaceborne SAR sensor, IRF, 2D point target spectrum simulation, numerical analysis, bistatic SAR image resolution, spaceborne SAR image resolution, compact analytic expression, hyperbolic range history, residual phase error, focused impulse response function, SAR image formation, synthetic aperture radar image formation, Fourier-based SAR focusing kernel, Kernel, Synthetic aperture radar, Focusing, Azimuth, Transfer functions, Geometry, Spaceborne radar, SAR processing, SAR simulation, SAR spectrum, spotlight SAR, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), SAR processing, SAR simulation, SAR spectrum, spotlight SAR, synthetic aperture radar (SAR). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  30. Pau Prats-Iraola, Rolf Scheiber, Marc Rodriguez-Cassola, J. Mittermayer, S. Wollstadt, F. De Zan, B. Brautigam, M. Schwerdt, Andreas Reigber, and Alberto Moreira. On the Processing of Very High Resolution Spaceborne SAR Data. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 52(10):6003-6016, October 2014. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Spaceborne SAR, SAR Focusing, Azimuth focusing, radar antennas, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, TerraSAR-X, bandwidth 300 MHz, chirp signal, complete focusing methodology, decimeter range, electronically steered antennas, satellite motion, synthetic aperture radar, troposphere effect, very high resolution spaceborne SAR data, Azimuth, Bandwidth, Geometry, Orbits, Satellites, Synthetic aperture radar, Terrestrial atmosphere, SAR processing, spotlight SAR, stop-and-go approximation, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), troposphere. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  31. Craig Stringham and David G. Long. GPU Processing for UAS-Based LFM-CW Stripmap SAR. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 80(12):1107-1115, 2014. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Azimuth Focusing, Time-domain back-projection, TDBP, SAR focusing, GPU, GPU-based parallelized TDBP, graphics processing units, motion compensation, parallel processing, radar signal processing, synthetic aperture radar, 3D motion compensation, GPU based backprojection processing, NVIDIA CUDA GPU computing framework, SAR processing scheme, agile SAR platforms, parallelized backprojection processing, time domain backprojection processing, Azimuth, Focusing, Graphics processing units, Remote sensing, Synthetic aperture radar, Time-domain analysis, Azimuth focusing, CARSAR, CUDA, GPU, Parallelization, SAR imaging. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  32. Jan Torgrimsson, Patrik Dammert, Hans Hellsten, and Lars M. H. Ulander. Factorized Geometrical Autofocus for Synthetic Aperture Radar Processing. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 52(10):6674-6687, October 2014. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Fast-Factorized Back-Projection, FFBP, Time-Domain Back-Projection, TDBP, Airborne SAR, CARABAS Autofocus, SAR Autofocus, Geometrical Autofocus, radar imaging, radar tracking, synthetic aperture radar, ultra wideband radar, FGA algorithm, coherent all radio band system II data set, constrained problem, factorized geometrical autofocus algorithm, fast factorized back-projection chain, gain 3 dB, intensity correlation, object function, peak-to-sidelobe ratio measurement, radar imaging, residual space variant range cell migration, ultrawideband synthetic aperture radar processing, Apertures, Electronics packaging, Geometry, Radar tracking, Synthetic aperture radar, Transforms, Autofocus, back-projection, phase gradient algorithm (PGA), synthetic aperture radar (SAR). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  33. Viet Thuy Vu, Thomas K. Sjogren, and Mats I. Pettersson. Two-Dimensional Spectrum for BiSAR Derivation Based on Lagrange Inversion Theorem. IEEE Geosci. Remote Sens. Lett., 11(7):1210-1214, July 2014. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Time-Domain Back-Projection, TDBP, Fast-Factorized Back-Projection, FFBP, Bistatic SAR, Bistatic Fast-Factorized Back-Projection, BiFFBP, Fourier transforms, inverse problems, synthetic aperture radar, BiSAR derivation, Fourier transform, Lagrange inversion theorem, bistatic synthetic aperture radar, stationary phase, two-dimensional spectrum, Apertures, Azimuth, Focusing, Frequency-domain analysis, Remote sensing, Synthetic aperture radar, Transmitters, Bistatic synthetic aperture radar (BiSAR), LORA, Lagrange inversion theorem, two-dimensional spectrum. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  34. TR Walter, Manoochehr Shirzaei, A Manconi, G Solaro, A Pepe, M Manzo, and E Sansosti. Possible coupling of Campi Flegrei and Vesuvius as revealed by InSAR time series, correlation analysis and time dependent modeling. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 280:104-110, 2014. [bibtex-entry]


  35. Yuanyuan Wang, Xiao Xiang Zhu, and Richard Bamler. An efficient tomographic inversion approach for urban mapping using meter resolution SAR image stacks. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 11(7):1250-1254, 2014. [bibtex-entry]


  36. Zhu. Xiao Xiang and Richard Bamler. Superresolving SAR Tomography for Multidimensional Imaging of Urban Areas: Compressive sensing-based TomoSAR inversion. IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, 31(4):51-58, July 2014. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, PSI, Persistent Scatterer Interferometry, Deformation Monitoring, Deformation, compressed sensing, image motion analysis, image reconstruction, radar imaging, radar resolution, synthetic aperture radar, tomography, 4D point clouds, LiDAR, VHR spaceborne tomographic SAR inversion, building deformation, compressive sensing-based TomoSAR inversion, dynamic city model reconstruction, motion reconstruction, multicomponent nonlinear motion, multidimensional imaging, multiple scatterers, point density, shape reconstruction, synthetic aperture radar, urban areas, urban infrastructure, very high spatial resolution SAR tomography, Mathematical model, Signal processing algorithms, Signal resolution, Signal to noise ratio, Synthetic aperture radar, Tomography, Urban areas. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  37. Francesco De Zan, A. Parizzi, Pau Prats-Iraola, and Paco López-Dekker. A SAR Interferometric Model for Soil Moisture. IEEE_J_GRS, 52(1):418-425, January 2014. Keyword(s): dielectric properties, hydrological techniques, radar interferometry, remote sensing by radar, soil, synthetic aperture radar, Born approximation, L-band airborne SAR data, SAR interferometric model, coherence magnitudes, complex interferometric coherences, geometrical properties, interferogram triplets, phase consistency, plane waves, quantitatively synthetic aperture radar interferometric observables, scattering models, soil moisture, tomography, vertical complex wavenumbers, Coherence, L-band, Moisture, Soil moisture, Synthetic aperture radar, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) interferometry. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  38. Lei Zhang, Hao-lin Li, Zhi-Jun Qiao, and Zhi-wei Xu. A Fast BP Algorithm With Wavenumber Spectrum Fusion for High-Resolution Spotlight SAR Imaging. IEEE Geosci. Remote Sens. Lett., 11(9):1460-1464, September 2014. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Fast-Factorized Back-Projection, FFBP, Fast Backprojection, fast Fourier transforms, image fusion, image resolution, interpolation, radar imaging, synthetic aperture radar, transient response, AFBP algorithm, FFBP algorithm, SA fusion, UPC system, WN spectrum domain, accelerated fast backprojection algorithm, fast Fourier transform, fast factorization backprojection algorithm, high-resolution spotlight SAR imaging, image-domain interpolation, impulse response function, interpolation-based fusion, subaperture fusion, synthetic aperture radar, unified polar coordinate system, wavenumber spectrum fusion, Apertures, Azimuth, Image resolution, Imaging, Interpolation, Signal processing algorithms, Synthetic aperture radar, Accelerated fast BP (AFBP), fast backprojection (FBP), fast factorized backprojection (FFBP). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  39. S. Zwieback and I. Hajnsek. Statistical Tests for Symmetries in Polarimetric Scattering Coherency Matrices. IEEE_J_GRSL, 11(1):308-312, January 2014. Keyword(s): airborne radar, covariance matrices, geophysical equipment, geophysical techniques, invariance, radar polarimetry, scattering, statistical testing, Freeman-Durden decomposition, SAR polarimetry, airborne L-band data, covariance matrix, likelihood-ratio testing, mature rape field, polarimetric scattering coherency matrix, reflection invariance hypothesis, reflection symmetry, second-order statistics, synthetic aperture radar polarimetry, vegetation growth, Parametric statistics, polarimetric synthetic aperture radar, radar remote sensing. [bibtex-entry]


  40. M. \cCetin, I. Stojanovic, N.O. Önhon, K.R. Varshney, S. Samadi, W.C. Karl, and A.S. Willsky. Sparsity-Driven Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging: Reconstruction, autofocusing, moving targets, and compressed sensing. IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, 31(4):27-40, July 2014. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Autofocus, compressed sensing, image representation, radar imaging, synthetic aperture radar, SAR image formation, SAR sensing mission design, anisotropy characterization, compressed sensing-based analysis, joint autofocusing, joint imaging, phase errors, sparsity-based methods, sparsity-driven synthetic aperture radar imaging, synthesis-based sparse signal representation formulations, wide-angle SAR imaging, Image reconstruction, Imaging, Radar imaging, Radar polarimetry, Scattering, Synthetic aperture radar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


Conference articles

  1. Alex Coccia, Stefano Tebaldini, and Adriano Meta. Preliminary results from most recent SAR airborne campaigns by MetaSensing. In Proc. SPIE, volume 9245, pages 92450L-92450L-7, 2014. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  2. T. J. Czernuszewicz, J. W. Homeister, M. C. Caughey, M. A. Farber, J. J. Fulton, P. F. Ford, W. A. Marston, R. Vallabhaneni, T. C. Nichols, and C. M. Gallippi. In vivo characterization of atherosclerotic plaque of human carotid arteries with histopathological correlation using ARFI ultrasound. In Proc. IEEE Int. Ultrasonics Symp, pages 1794-1797, September 2014. Keyword(s): bioacoustics, biological tissues, biomedical ultrasonics, blood vessels, haemodynamics, phantoms, ultrasonic imaging, ARFI ultrasound, acoustic radiation force impulse imaging, atherosclerotic pigs, calcification, carotid atherosclerotic plaques, clinically-indicated carotid endarterectomy, dense fibrosis, histopathological correlation, human carotid arteries, inflammation, mechanical properties, mild intraplaque hemorrhage, necrotic cores, plaque rupture, spatially-matched histopathology, stiff tissue, ultrasound imaging plane, Acoustics, Atherosclerosis, Carotid arteries, Force, Imaging, In vivo, Ultrasonic imaging, ARFI, CEA, acoustic radiation force, atherosclerosis, carotid endarterectomy, plaque characterization, stroke. [bibtex-entry]


  3. Laurent Ferro-Famil, Stefano Tebaldini, Matthieu Davy, and Frederic Boute. 3D SAR imaging of the snowpack at X- and Ku-Band: results from the AlpSAR campaign. In Proc. of EUSAR 2014 - 10th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar, pages 1-4, June 2014. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, Snow, Snowpack, X-band, Ku-band. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  4. Laurent Ferro-Famil, Stefano Tebaldini, Matthieu Davy, and Frederic Boute. 3D SAR imaging of the snowpack in presence of propagation velocity changes: Results from the AlpSAR campaign. In Proc. IEEE Int. Geosci. Remote Sens. Symp., pages 3370-3373, July 2014. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, Snow, Snowpack, X-band, Ku-band, geophysical image processing, image resolution, radar imaging, snow, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping, 2D synthetic aperture, 3D SAR imaging, 3D resolution capabilities, AD 2013 02, AlpSAR campaign, ESA campaign, GBSAR data, Ku-Band, X-band, apparent depth variation, backscatter contributions, propagation velocity, propagation velocity change, snow-air interface, snowpack, Communication channels, Equations, Scattering, Sensitivity, Snow, Synthetic aperture radar, Three-dimensional displays. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  5. Othmar Frey, Irena Hajnsek, Urs Wegmuller, and Charles L. Werner. SAR tomography based 3-D point cloud extraction of point-like scatterers in urban areas. In Proc. IEEE Int. Geosci. Remote Sens. Symp., pages 1313-1316, July 2014. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR tomography, Synthetic aperture radar (SAR), SAR Interferometry, InSAR, interferometric stacking, persistent scatterer interferometry, PSI, spaceborne SAR radar interferometry, spaceborne radar, X-Band, TerraSAR-X, synthetic aperture radar, tomography, 3-D point cloud retrieval, Barcelona, SAR tomography based 3-D point cloud extraction, high-resolution spaceborne TerraSAR-X data, interferometric stack, high-rise building vertical tomographic slice, layover scenario case, persistent scatterer interferometry, PSI, point-like scatterer, processing approach, Urban Remote Sensing, Spaceborne radar, Synthetic aperture radar, Three-dimensional displays, Tomography, 3-D point cloud, SAR interferometry. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  6. Othmar Frey, Muhammad Adnan Siddique, Irena Hajnsek, Urs Wegmuller, and Charles L. Werner. Combining SAR tomography and a PSI approach for highresolution 3-D imaging of an urban area. In Proc. of EUSAR 2014 - 10th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar, pages 1-4, June 2014. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR tomography, Synthetic aperture radar (SAR), SAR Interferometry, InSAR, interferometric stacking, persistent scatterer interferometry, PSI, spaceborne SAR radar interferometry, spaceborne radar, X-Band, TerraSAR-X, synthetic aperture radar, tomography, 3-D point cloud retrieval, Barcelona, SAR tomography based 3-D point cloud extraction, high-resolution spaceborne TerraSAR-X data, interferometric stack, high-rise building vertical tomographic slice, layover scenario case, persistent scatterer interferometry, PSI, point-like scatterer, processing approach, Urban Remote Sensing, Spaceborne radar, Synthetic aperture radar, Three-dimensional displays, Tomography, 3-D point cloud, SAR interferometry. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  7. Othmar Frey, Charles L. Werner, and Urs Wegmuller. GPU-based parallelized time-domain back-projection processing for agile SAR platforms. In Proc. IEEE Int. Geosci. Remote Sens. Symp., pages 1132-1135, July 2014. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Azimuth Focusing, Time-Domain Back-Projection, TDBP, SAR focusing, GPU, GPU-based parallelized TDBP, graphics processing units, motion compensation, parallel processing, radar signal processing, synthetic aperture radar, 3D motion compensation, GPU based backprojection processing, NVIDIA CUDA GPU computing framework, SAR processing scheme, agile SAR platforms, car borne SAR data set, nonlinear sensor trajectories, parallelized backprojection processing, single look complex SAR images, slant azimuth geometry, slant range geometry, synthetic aperture, time domain backprojection processing, Azimuth, Focusing, Graphics processing units, Remote sensing, Synthetic aperture radar, Time-domain analysis, Azimuth focusing, CARSAR, CUDA, GPU, Nonlinear Sensor Trajectory, Parallelization, SAR imaging, SAR interferometry, Synthetic aperture radar (SAR), car-borne SAR, ground-based SAR system. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  8. G. Gomba, M. Eineder, A. Parizzi, and R. Bamler. High-resolution estimation of ionospheric phase screens through semi-focusing processing. In Proc. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symp, pages 17-20, July 2014. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, split-spectrum, split-spectrum interferometry, split-band, split-band interferometry, geophysical techniques, ionospheric electromagnetic wave propagation, radar imaging, radar interferometry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, SAR images, blurring, coherence, decorrelation, delta-k split-band interferometry method, high-resolution estimation, ionosphere irregularities, ionospheric azimuth effect, ionospheric phase screens, semifocusing processing, synthetic aperture generate shift, turbulent ionosphere, Apertures, Azimuth, Coherence, Estimation, Focusing, Ionosphere, Synthetic aperture radar, InSAR, SAR ionospheric effects, ionosphere estimation, ionosphere scintillation. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  9. O. Ponce, P. Prats, R. Scheiber, A. Reigber, and A. Moreira. Study of the 3-D Impulse Response Function of Holographic SAR Tomography with Multicircular Acquisitions. In Proc. EUSAR 2014; 10th European Conf. Synthetic Aperture Radar, pages 1-4, June 2014. [bibtex-entry]


  10. O. Ponce, T. Rommel, M. Younis, P. Prats, and A. Moreira. Multiple-input multiple-output circular SAR. In Proc. 15th Int. Radar Symp. (IRS), pages 1-5, June 2014. Keyword(s): MIMO radar, radar imaging, synthetic aperture radar, 3-D reconstruction, CSAR, HPBW, MCRA, MIMO techniques, PRF, SCORE, circular synthetic aperture radar, holoSAR imaging, minimum half-power beamwidth, multichannel reconstruction in azimuth, multicircular SAR acquisitions, multiple-input multiple-output circular SAR, orthogonal waveforms, pulse repetition frequency, quadpolarized systems, range ambiguity, range-azimuth directions, scan-on-receive, spotlighted region, subwavelength resolution, Apertures, Azimuth, Imaging, MIMO, Radar imaging, Synthetic aperture radar, Circular SAR, digital beam forming (DBF), multicircular SAR, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), synthetic aperture radar (SAR). [bibtex-entry]


  11. Marc Rodriguez-Cassola, Pau Prats-Iraola, Paco López-Dekker, Andreas Reigber, Gerhard Krieger, and Alberto Moreira. Autonomous time and phase calibration of spaceborne bistatic SAR systems. In EUSAR 2014; 10th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar; Proceedings of, pages 1-4, June 2014. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  12. Sabine Rödelsperger and Adriano Meta. MetaSensing's FastGBSAR: ground based radar for deformation monitoring. In Proc. SPIE, volume 9243, pages 924318-924318-8, 2014. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, FastGBSAR, GBSAR, InSAR, Ground-based radar, Ground-based SAR, deformation measurement, displacement, subsidence, terrestrial radar interferometry, mass movements, surface deformation, Dike monitoring, Dike failure. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  13. Jan Torgrimsson, Patrik Dammert, Hans Hellsten, and Lars M. H. Ulander. Autofocus and analysis of geometrical errors within the framework of fast factorized back-projection. In Edmund Zelnio and Frederick D. Garber, editors, Proc. SPIE, volume 9093, pages 909303-909303-16, 2014. International Society for Optics and Photonics, SPIE. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Fast-Factorized Back-Projection, FFBP, Time-Domain Back-Projection, TDBP, Autofocus, SAR Autofocus, Geometrical Autofocus, Airborne SAR, CARABAS, factorized geometrical autofocus algorithm, fast factorized back-projection chain, gain 3 dB, intensity correlation, object function, peak-to-sidelobe ratio measurement, radar imaging, residual space variant range cell migration, ultrawideband synthetic aperture radar processing, Apertures, Electronics packaging, Geometry, Radar tracking, Synthetic aperture radar, Transforms, Autofocus, back-projection, phase gradient algorithm, PGA, synthetic aperture radar (SAR). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  14. Mariantonietta Zonno, Luigi Mascolo, Pietro Guccione, Giovanni Nico, and Andrea Di Pasquale. Impact of focusing of Ground Based SAR data on the quality of interferometric SAR applications. In Proc. of SPIE, volume 9243, pages 1-10, 2014. International Society for Optics and Photonics. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


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Author: Othmar Frey, Earth Observation and Remote Sensing, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - ETH Zurich .

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