Publications of year 2018

Books and proceedings

1. Matthias Landgraf. Smart data for sustainable Railway Asset Management: railway track: assessment - aggregation - asset management, Monographic Series TU Graz : Railway Research. Verlag der Technischen Universität Graz, September 2018. Note: Basiert auf der Dissertation: Zustandsbeschreibung des Fahrwegs der Eisenbahn - von der Messdatenanalyse zum Anlagenmanagement, TU Graz, 2016. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]

Thesis

1. Muhammad Adnan Siddique. SAR tomography as an add-on to persistent scatterer interferometry for improved deformation coverage. PhD thesis, ETH Zurich, 2018. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, deformation analysis in urban and alpine areas, persistent scatterer interferometry, PSI, atmospheric phase corrections, radar interferometry, differential SAR tomography, SAR interferometry, InSAR, SAR, SAR tomography, Synthetic aperture radar (SAR), deformation, SAR signal processing, Radar signal processing, 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, SAR tomography based 3-D point cloud extraction, high-resolution spaceborne SAR, Cosmo Skymed, interferometric stack, layover scenario case, persistent scatterer interferometry, PSI, point-like scatterer, processing approach, Alpine Remote Sensing, Spaceborne radar, Synthetic aperture radar, Three-dimensional displays, Tomography, 3-D point cloud, SAR interferometry, Cosmo SkyMed, Matter Valley, Switzerland, Alps, mountainous terrain, layover. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]

Articles in journal or book chapters

1. F. Alshawaf, F. Zus, K. Balidakis, Z. Deng, M. Hoseini, G. Dick, and J. Wickert. On the Statistical Significance of Climatic Trends Estimated From GPS Tropospheric Time Series. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 123(19):10,967-10,990, 2018. Note: Cited By 17. [bibtex-entry]



2. Homa Ansari, Francesco De Zan, and Richard Bamler. Efficient Phase Estimation for Interferogram Stacks. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 56(7):4109-4125, July 2018. Keyword(s): maximum likelihood estimation, phase estimation, radar interferometry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping, time series, efficient phase estimation, interferogram stacks, signal decorrelation, SAR interferometry, high-precision deformation, different techniques, short baseline subset, SqueeSAR, CAESAR, overarching schemes, different analysis approaches, deformation estimation, called Eigendecomposition, maximum-likelihood-estimator, Interferometric phase, state-of-the-art techniques, computational estimation efficiency, Sequential Estimator, efficient processing scheme, state-of-the-art approaches, Electromagnetic interference, Time series analysis, Maximum likelihood estimation, Systematics, Synthetic aperture radar, Strain, Big Data, coherence matrix, covariance estimation, differential interferometric synthetic aperture radar, distributed scatterers (DS), efficiency, error analysis, maximum-likelihood estimation, near real-time (NRT) processing. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



3. Simone Baffelli, Othmar Frey, Charles L. Werner, and Irena Hajnsek. Polarimetric Calibration of the Ku-Band Advanced Polarimetric Radar Interferometer. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 56(4):2295-2311, 2018. Keyword(s): real-aperture radar, radar, terrestrial radar, Apertures, Calibration, interferometry, radar interferometry, Radar antennas, Radar imaging, Radar polarimetry, ground-based radar, polarimetric calibration, polarimetric, GB-RADAR, polarimetric-interferometric radar, Gamma Portable Radar Interferometer, GPRI. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



4. Alessandra Budillon, Michele Crosetto, Angel Caroline Johnsy, Oriol Monserrat, Vrinda Krishnakumar, and Gilda Schirinzi. Comparison of Persistent Scatterer Interferometry and SAR Tomography Using Sentinel-1 in Urban Environment. Remote Sensing, 10(12), 2018. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, Tomography, 3D SAR data imaging, Persistent Scatterer Interferometry, PSI, Interferometry, SAR Interferometry, differential interferometry, DInSAR. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



5. Ning Cao, Hyongki Lee, Evan Zaugg, Ramesh Shrestha, William E. Carter, Craig Glennie, Zhong Lu, and Hanwen Yu. Estimation of Residual Motion Errors in Airborne SAR Interferometry Based on Time-Domain Backprojection and Multisquint Techniques. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 56(4):2397-2407, 2018. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Interferometry, SAR Interferometry, InSAR, Differential SAR Interferometry, DInSAR, deformation monitoring, subsidence monitoring, Displacement, Focusing, Radar antennas, Synthetic aperture radar, Time-domain analysis, Trajectory, Backprojection (BP), SAR interferometry (InSAR), motion compensation (MoCo), residual motion error (RME), synthetic aperture radar (SAR). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



6. 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]



7. Markus Even and Karsten Schulz. InSAR Deformation Analysis with Distributed Scatterers: A Review Complemented by New Advances. Remote Sensing, 10(5), 2018. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Interferometry, SAR Interferometry, InSAR, Persistent Scatterers, Persistent Scatterer Interferometry, PSI, Distributed Scatterers, Distributed Scatterer Interferometry, DS, DS Interferoemetry, preprocessing, adaptive neighborhood, covariance, coherence, deformation, displacement mapping, deformation monitoring, SqueeSAR. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



8. Patrick Henkel, Franziska Koch, Florian Appel, Heike Bach, Monika Prasch, Lino Schmid, J�rg Schweizer, and Wolfram Mauser. Snow Water Equivalent of Dry Snow Derived From GNSS Carrier Phases. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 56(6):3561-3572, June 2018. Keyword(s): GNSS, Snow water equivalent, SWE, Davos, Weissfluhjoch. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



9. P. Hügler, F. Roos, M. Schartel, M. Geiger, and C. Waldschmidt. Radar Taking Off: New Capabilities for UAVs. IEEE Microwave Magazine, 19(7):43-53, November 2018. Keyword(s): accelerometers, aircraft control, autonomous aerial vehicles, collision avoidance, gyroscopes, mobile robots, robot vision, satellite navigation, sensor fusion, SLAM (robots), stability, stereo image processing, UAVs, waypoint flights, autopilot mode, stabilization, localization, IMUs, accelerometers-barometric sensors, Global Navigation Satellite System, collision avoidance, vision-based sensors, monocular vision, stereo vision, radar sensors, multichannel radar, unmanned aerial vehicles, inertial measurement units, gyroscopes, flying sensor platforms, Radar imaging, Radar measurements, Radar antennas, Collision avoidance, Radar detection, Transmitters. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



10. R. Jolivet and M. Simons. A Multipixel Time Series Analysis Method Accounting for Ground Motion, Atmospheric Noise, and Orbital Errors. Geophysical Research Letters, 45(4):1814-1824, 2018. Keyword(s): InSAR, Time Series. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



11. Heming Liao, Franz J. Meyer, Bernd Scheuchl, Jeremie Mouginot, Ian Joughin, and Eric Rignot. Ionospheric correction of InSAR data for accurate ice velocity measurement at polar regions. Remote Sensing of Environment, 209:166-180, 2018. Keyword(s): Synthetic aperture radar, SAR interferometry, Ice velocity, Range split spectrum, Data stacking, Ionosphere effect, Ionosphere correction. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



12. M. Lort, A. Aguasca, C. Lopez-Martinez, and T. M. Marin. Initial Evaluation of SAR Capabilities in UAV Multicopter Platforms. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 11(1):127-140, January 2018. Keyword(s): airborne radar, geophysical image processing, object detection, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by radar, remotely operated vehicles, synthetic aperture radar, topography (Earth), topographic mapping, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, AiR-based remote sensing, Barcelona, Spain, UAV MP, fully polarimetric SAR system, airborne systems, unmanned aerial vehicles, object detection, airborne synthetic aperture radar sensors, UAV multicopter platform, Synthetic aperture radar, Unmanned aerial vehicles, Apertures, Remote sensing, Sensor phenomena and characterization, Trajectory, Airborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR), unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) multicopter, UAV SAR. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



13. Pooja Mahapatra, Hans van der Marel, Freek van Leijen, Sami Samie Esfahany, Roland Klees, and Ramon Hanssen. InSAR datum connection using GNSS-augmented radar transponders. Journal of Geodesy, 92(1):21, January 2018. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



14. Albert R. Monteith and Lars M. H. Ulander. Temporal Survey of P- and L-Band Polarimetric Backscatter in Boreal Forests. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 11(10):3564-3577, October 2018. Keyword(s): SAR Tomography, backscatter, radar imaging, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by radar, spaceborne radar, synthetic aperture radar, vegetation mapping, temporal survey, L-band polarimetric backscatter, boreal forests, environmental conditions, seasonal variations, backscattered radar signal, biomass retrieval scheme, synthetic aperture radar data, electromagnetic scattering mechanisms, biomass estimation algorithms, L-band SAR missions, temporal changes, HV-polarized P, L-band radar backscatter, boreal forest site, environmental parameters, mature Norway spruce, above-ground biomass, approximately 250 tons/ha, BorealScat tower-based scatterometer, L-band backscatter, HH/VV backscatter ratio, average backscatter, double-bounce scattering, severe temporal decorrelation, P-band temporal coherence, mass 250.0 ton, time 5.0 min, noise figure 4.0 dB to 10.0 dB, Synthetic aperture radar, L-band, Backscatter, Biomass, Antenna arrays, Coherence, Backscatter, boreal forest, L-band, P-band, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), temporal coherence, time series. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



15. Andrea Monti Guarnieri, Antonio Leanza, Andrea Recchia, Stefano Tebaldini, and Giovanna Venuti. Atmospheric Phase Screen in GEO-SAR: Estimation and Compensation. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 56(3):1668-1679, 2018. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, geosynchronous SAR, Synthetic Aperture Radar, Autofocus, Atmospheric Modelling, Apertures, Atmospheric modeling, Azimuth, Delays, Estimation, Orbits, Synthetic aperture radar, Meteorology, radar clutter, radar imaging, radar interferometry, synthetic aperture radar (SAR). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



16. Andrea Virgilio Monti-Guarnieri, Maria Antonia Brovelli, Marco Manzoni, Mauro Mariotti d'Alessandro, Monia Elisa Molinari, and Daniele Oxoli. Coherent Change Detection for Multipass SAR. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 56(11):6811-6822, November 2018. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Coherent Change Detection, CCD. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



17. A. G. Mullissa, D. Perissin, V. A. Tolpekin, and A. Stein. Polarimetry-Based Distributed Scatterer Processing Method for PSI Applications. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., PP(99):1-12, 2018. Keyword(s): Coherence, Interferometry, Matrix decomposition, Optimization, Synthetic aperture radar, Adaptive filtering, distributed scatterers (DSs), multitemporal interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR), permanent scatterer interferometry (PSI), polarimetric optimization, polarimetric synthetic aperture radar interferometry.. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



18. Elvira Musico, Claudio Cesaroni, Luca Spogli, John P. Merryman Boncori, De Franceschi Giorgiana, and Roberto Seu. The Total Electron Content From InSAR and GNSS: A Midlatitude Study. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 11(5):1725-1733, May 2018. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Ionosphere, Global Positioning System, atmospheric techniques, radar interferometry, rain, remote sensing by radar, satellite navigation, synthetic aperture radar, ALOS-PALSAR, GNSS experimental measurements, GNSS receivers, InSAR images, L-band InSAR, RING network, Rete Integrata Nazionale GPS network, TEC variability, advanced land observing satellite, array type L-band synthetic aperture radar, correlation coefficient, dense network, global navigation satellite system receivers, interferometric phase, interferometric synthetic aperture radar, ionospheric information, midlatitude study, night-time case studies, reference true ionospheric TEC, total electron content, tropospheric contribution, Azimuth, Correlation, Earth, Global navigation satellite system, Ionosphere, Receivers, Synthetic aperture radar, Global positioning system, ionosphere, synthetic aperture radar (SAR). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



19. NI. The Total Electron Content From InSAR and GNSS: A Midlatitude Study. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 11(5):1725-1733, May 2018. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Ionosphere, Global Positioning System, atmospheric techniques, radar interferometry, rain, remote sensing by radar, satellite navigation, synthetic aperture radar, ALOS-PALSAR, GNSS experimental measurements, GNSS receivers, InSAR images, L-band InSAR, RING network, Rete Integrata Nazionale GPS network, TEC variability, advanced land observing satellite, array type L-band synthetic aperture radar, correlation coefficient, dense network, global navigation satellite system receivers, interferometric phase, interferometric synthetic aperture radar, ionospheric information, midlatitude study, night-time case studies, reference true ionospheric TEC, total electron content, tropospheric contribution, Azimuth, Correlation, Earth, Global navigation satellite system, Ionosphere, Receivers, Synthetic aperture radar, Global positioning system, ionosphere, synthetic aperture radar (SAR). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



20. Stephan Palm, Rainer Sommer, and Uwe Stilla. Mobile Radar Mapping --- Subcentimeter SAR Imaging of Roads. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 56(11):6734-6746, November 2018. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Azimuth Focusing, FMCW, Back Projection, Time-Domain Back-Projection, TDBP, FFBP, Fast-Factorized Back-Projection, CW radar, digital elevation models, FM radar, geophysical image processing, Global Positioning System, image reconstruction, image resolution, radar imaging, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, mobile radar mapping-subcentimeter SAR imaging, ultrahigh-resolution synthetic aperture radar data, related theoretical background, imaging method, backprojection techniques, potential errors, correct geometry, imaging quality, point target simulations, suitable digital elevation model, illuminated scene, conventional roads, mobile mapping scenarios, SAR images, output data, reference targets, GPS-INS data, conventional 3-D Point Cloud Software, geometric distortions, subcentimeter SAR imaging, active frequency-modulated continuous wave radar system, frequency 300.0 GHz, Synthetic aperture radar, Sensors, Radar imaging, Roads, Laser radar, Geometry, Millimeter wave radar, radar resolution, radar signal processing, road vehicle radar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



21. Matteo Pardini, Marivi Tello, Victor Cazcarra-Bes, K. P. Papathanassiou, and I. Hajnsek. L- and P-Band 3-D SAR Reflectivity Profiles Versus Lidar Waveforms: The AfriSAR Case. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 11(10):3386-3401, October 2018. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, airborne radar, backscatter, forestry, geophysical techniques, optical radar, radar imaging, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by laser beam, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, vegetation, vegetation mapping, NASA Land, Ice Sensor lidar datasets, AfriSAR campaign, LVIS data, plot field measurements, ground-to-volume power ratio, physical forest structure descriptors, vertical structure indices, 3-D radar reflectivity, LVIS profiles, P-band 3-D, AfriSAR case, P-band vertical backscattering profiles, synthetic aperture radar tomography, light detection, DLR F-SAR, tropical forest structure types, Forestry, Synthetic aperture radar, Laser radar, Radar tracking, L-band, Vegetation, Forest structure, full waveforms, light detection and ranging (lidar), SAR tomography (TomoSAR), synthetic aperture radar (SAR), tropical forest. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



22. 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]



23. Muriel Pinheiro, Andreas Reigber, Rolf Scheiber, Pau Prats-Iraola, and Alberto Moreira. Generation of Highly Accurate DEMs Over Flat Areas by Means of Dual-Frequency and Dual-Baseline Airborne SAR Interferometry. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, pp 1-30, 2018. Keyword(s): Calibration, Data models, Decorrelation, Interferometry, Standards, Surfaces, Synthetic aperture radar, Digital elevation model (DEM), SAR interferometry (InSAR)., dual frequency, repeat-pass interferometry. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



24. Pau Prats-Iraola, Paco Lopez-Dekker, Francesco De Zan, Nestor Yague-Martinez, Mariantonietta Zonno, and Marc Rodriguez-Cassola. Performance of 3-D Surface Deformation Estimation for Simultaneous Squinted SAR Acquisitions. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 56(4):2147-2158, April 2018. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, deformation, radar imaging, radar interferometry, remote sensing by radar, spaceborne radar, synthetic aperture radar, 3D mean deformation map retrieval, 3D surface deformation estimation performance, C band, L band, LOSs, along-track deformation measurement, angular separations, atmospheric delay correlation, atmospheric noise, differential measurement, future spaceborne SAR missions, hybrid Cramer-Rao bound, interferograms, lines of sight, mathematical framework, multibeam low earth observation missions, multisatellite earth observation missions, north-south component sensitivity, quasisimultaneous squinted synthetic aperture radar interferometric acquisitions, repeat-pass scenario, simultaneous SAR image acquisition, simultaneous squinted SAR acquisitions, squint angles, troposphere autocorrelation function, troposphere-free estimation, Atmospheric measurements, Extraterrestrial measurements, Geometry, Satellites, Strain, Synthetic aperture radar, Terrestrial atmosphere, Atmospheric boundary layer (ABL), differential synthetic aperture radar interferometry (DInSAR), hybrid Cramer-Rao bound (HCRB), squinted synthetic aperture radar acquisitions, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), troposphere. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



25. Meenu Rani, S. B. Dhok, and R. B. Deshmukh. A Systematic Review of Compressive Sensing: Concepts, Implementations and Applications. IEEE Access, 6:4875-4894, 2018. Keyword(s): Compressive Sensing, CS, Sensors, Transforms, Mathematical model, Sparse matrices, Compressed sensing, Reconstruction algorithms, Image reconstruction, systematic review, compressive sensing, sensing modality, sparse representation, compressible representation, Nyquist sampling rate, varied reconstruction algorithms, compressive measurements, CS acquisition strategies, signal representation, transform domain, sparsity, random demodulator, CS reconstruction algorithms, OMP, CS applications. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



26. Nida Sakar, Marc Rodriguez-Cassola, Pau Prats-Iraola, Andreas Reigber, and Alberto Moreira. Analysis of Geometrical Approximations in Signal Reconstruction Methods for Multistatic SAR Constellations With Large Along-Track Baseline. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 15(6):892-896, June 2018. Keyword(s): Doppler effect, Geometry, History, Image reconstruction, Receivers, Spaceborne radar, Synthetic aperture radar, Digital beamforming, high-resolution wide-swath (HRWS) radar, multistatic radar signal processing, synthetic aperture radar (SAR). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



27. Francescopaolo Sica, Davide Cozzolino, Xiao Xiang Zhu, Luisa Verdoliva, and Giovanni Poggi. InSAR-BM3D: A Nonlocal Filter for SAR Interferometric Phase Restoration. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 56(6):3456-3467, June 2018. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, InSAR, SAR Interferometry, Phase filtering, InSAR filter, filter, AWGN, filtering theory, image denoising, radar imaging, radar interferometry, synthetic aperture radar, InSAR-BM3D, nonlocal filter, SAR interferometric phase restoration, block-matching 3-D, nonlocal approach, additive white Gaussian noise image denoising, synthetic aperture radar, SAR interferometry signal, Synthetic aperture radar, Image restoration, Wavelet transforms, AWGN, Coherence, Estimation, Nonlocal filtering, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), SAR interferometry (InSAR). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



28. Muhammad Adnan Siddique, Urs Wegmuller, Irena Hajnsek, and Othmar Frey. SAR Tomography as an Add-On to PSI: Detection of Coherent Scatterers in the Presence of Phase Instabilities. Remote Sensing, 10(7):1014, 2018. 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, SAR tomography based 3-D point cloud extraction, high-resolution spaceborne SAR, Barcelona, interferometric stack, 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, deformation, displacement, subsidence, detection, urban deformation monitoring, radar interferometry, displacement mapping, spaceborne SAR, differential interferometry, differential tomography, coherent scatterer detection. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



29. Ladina Steiner, Michael Meindl, Charles Fierz, and Alain Geiger. An assessment of sub-snow GPS for quantification of snow water equivalent. The Cryosphere, 12(10):3161-3175, 2018. Keyword(s): GNSS, GPS, Snow-water equivalent, SWE, Submerged antennas. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



30. Marivi Tello-Alonso, Victor Cazcarra-Bes, Matteo Pardini, and K. Papathanassiou. Forest Structure Characterization From SAR Tomography at L-Band. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 11(10):3402-3414, October 2018. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, forestry, optical radar, radar imaging, radar interferometry, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by laser beam, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, vegetation mapping, 3-D forest monitoring, radar reflectivity, physical forest structure, tomographic SAR data, vertical structure index, inventory data, spatial distribution, experimental tomographic L-band data, vertical structure indices, vertical profiles, forest structure indices, forest structure characterization, SAR tomography, synthetic aperture radar remote sensing configurations, high spatial resolution, temporal resolution, tomographic SAR techniques, correlation coefficients, Forestry, Vegetation, Synthetic aperture radar, Tomography, Indexes, L-band, Forest structure, synthetic aperture radar, tomography. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



31. Lars M. H. Ulander, Albert R. Monteith, Macej J. Soja, and Leif E. B. Eriksson. Multiport Vector Network Analyzer Radar for Tomographic Forest Scattering Measurements. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 15(12):1897-1901, December 2018. Keyword(s): SAR Tomography, BorealScat, antenna arrays, multiport networks, network analysers, radar antennas, radar imaging, S-parameters, tomographic forest scattering measurements, C-band radar, BorealScat, radar tomography, vertical antenna array, vertical scattering distribution, temporal decorrelation, reflected signals, 20-port vector network analyzer, stepped-frequency waveform, 20-element arrays, radar measurements, hemiboreal forest, tomographic imaging capabilities, multiport VNA tomography results, 2-port VNA measurement scheme, multiport vector network analyzer radar, P-band radar, L-band radar, polarimetric time-series measurements, Antenna measurements, Antenna arrays, Forestry, Tomography, Radar, Radar antennas, Switches, BorealScat, forest, polarimetry, radar, scattering, time series, tomography, vector network analyzer (VNA). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



32. Urs Wegmuller, Charles Werner, Othmar Frey, Christophe Magnard, and Tazio Strozzi. Reformulating the Split-Spectrum Method to Facilitate the Estimation and Compensation of the Ionospheric Phase in SAR Interferograms. Procedia Computer Science, pp 318-325, 2018. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Ionosphere, Ionospheric Path Delay, split-beam interferometry, SBI, ionospheric electromagnetic wave propagation, ionospheric techniques, radar interferometry, remote sensing by radar, split beam interferograms, along track ground displacement estimation, azimuth spectrum band pass filtering, directional scattering identification, ionospheric path delay estimation, long baseline pair coherence estimation, split beam interferometry, Azimuth, Band pass filters, Coherence, Delay, Ionosphere, Time series analysis. [bibtex-entry]

Conference articles

1. Simone Baffelli, Othmar Frey, and Irena Hajnsek. Geostatistical Analysis and Mitigation of Atmosphere Induced Phase in Terrestrial Radar Interferometric Observations of an Alpine Glacier. In Proc. of EUSAR 2018 - 12th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar, pages 626-631, 2018. Keyword(s): Radar Interferometry, Terrestrial Radar Interferometry, TRI, Ground-based radar, Interferometry, glacier velocity, atmospheric phase, mitigation of atmospheric phase, APS, Bisgletscher, Radar time series, GPRI, Gamma Portable Radar Interferometer. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



2. Simone Baffelli, Othmar Frey, and Irena Hajnsek. Geostatistical Analysis and Mitigation of Atmospheric Phase Screens in Ku-Band Terrestrial Radar Interferometry. In Proc. IEEE Int. Geosci. Remote Sens. Symp., pages 6504-6507, 2018. Keyword(s): Radar Interferometry, Terrestrial Radar Interferometry, TRI, Ground-based radar, Interferometry, glacier velocity, atmospheric phase, mitigation of atmospheric phase, APS, Bisgletscher, Radar time series, GPRI, Gamma Portable Radar Interferometer. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



3. Roberto Coscione, Irena Hajnsek, and Othmar Frey. An experimental car-borne SAR System: measurement setup and positioning error analysis. In Proc. IEEE Int. Geosci. Remote Sens. Symp., pages 6364-6367, 2018. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Time-Domain Back-Projection, TDBP, dechirp-on-receive, FMCW, Frequency-modulated continous wave, Ground-based SAR, car-borne SAR, CARSAR, InSAR, DInSAR, geophysical techniques, ground-based SAR system, radar interferometry, synthetic aperture radar, GAMMA Portable Radar Interferometer (GPRI), GPRI, GPRI-II, interferometric technique, Coherence, Correlation, Interferometry, agile platform, airborne SAR, Inertial Naviation System (INS), Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), INS/GNSS, iMAR. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



4. Othmar Frey, Charles L. Werner, Rafael Caduff, and Andreas Wiesmann. Tomographic profiling with SnowScat within the ESA SnowLab Campaign: Time Series of Snow Profiles Over Three Snow Seasons. In Proc. IEEE Int. Geosci. Remote Sens. Symp., pages 6512-6515, 2018. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, Tomographic profiling, SnowScat, ESA, European Space Agency, X-Band, Ku-Band, Polarimetry, ground-based radar, Snow, Snowpack, geophysical signal processing, radar polarimetry, synthetic aperture radar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



5. Othmar Frey, Charles L. Werner, Irena Hajnsek, and Roberto Coscione. A car-borne SAR system for interferometric measurements: development status and system enhancements. In Proc. IEEE Int. Geosci. Remote Sens. Symp., pages 6508-6511, 2018. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Time-Domain Back-Projection, TDBP, dechirp-on-receive, FMCW, Frequency-modulated continous wave, Ground-based SAR, car-borne SAR, CARSAR, InSAR, DInSAR, geophysical techniques, ground-based SAR system, radar interferometry, synthetic aperture radar, GAMMA Portable Radar Interferometer (GPRI), GPRI, GPRI-II, interferometric technique, Coherence, Correlation, Interferometry, agile platform, airborne SAR. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



6. C. Magnard, U. Wegmuller, C. Werner, F. Bonvin, and E. Meier. Planning tool for SAR missions. In Proc. European Conf. Synthetic Aperture Radar, pages 1052-1057, 2018. Keyword(s): Image segmentation, Optical variables measurement, Radar imaging, Image quality parameters, Incidence angles, Planning tools, Region of interest, Robust planning, Scattering char-acteristics, Sensor parameter, User-friendly-software, Synthetic aperture radar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



7. Muhammad Adnan Siddique, Tazio Strozzi, Irena Hajnsek, and Othmar Frey. A case study on the correction of atmosphere-induced phase disturbances for SAR tomography in mountainous areas. In Proc. of EUSAR 2018 - 12th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar, pages 1412-1416, 2018. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, persistent scatterer interferometry, PSI, DInSAR, multibaseline interferometry, interferometric stacking, deformation monitoring, subsidence monitoring, urban, urban remote sensing, buildings, estimation, remote sensing, synthetic aperture radar, thermal expansion, tomography, urban areas, alpine, rugged terrain, atmospheric phase, atmospheric phase screen, APS, mitigation of atmospheric phase, turbulent atmospheric phase in alpine areas, Cosmo-SkyMed, Zermatt, Mattertal, Matter valley, Switzerland, multi-baseline interferometry. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



8. Muhammad A. Siddique, Tazio Strozzi, Irena Hajnsek, and Othmar Frey. SAR tomography for spatio-temporal inversion of coherent scatterers in villages of alpine regions. In Proc. IEEE Int. Geosci. Remote Sens. Symp., pages 6099-6102, 2018. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, persistent scatterer interferometry, PSI, DInSAR, multibaseline interferometry, interferometric stacking, deformation monitoring, subsidence monitoring, urban, urban remote sensing, buildings, estimation, remote sensing, synthetic aperture radar, thermal expansion, tomography, urban areas, alpine, rugged terrain, atmospheric phase, atmospheric phase screen, APS, mitigation of atmospheric phase, turbulent atmospheric phase in alpine areas, Cosmo-SkyMed, Zermatt, Mattertal, Matter valley, Switzerland, multi-baseline interferometry. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



9. F. Viviani, A. Michelini, L. Mayer, and F. Conni. IBIS-ArcSAR: an Innovative Ground-Based SAR System for Slope Monitoring. In Proc. IEEE Int. Geosci. Remote Sens. Symp., pages 1348-1351, July 2018. Keyword(s): digital elevation models, geomorphology, geophysical equipment, mining, radar imaging, radar interferometry, synthetic aperture radar, vertical height, digital elevation model, computationally fast interferometric processing algorithm, simple fast interferometric processing algorithm, Arc-scanning SAR systems, 2D SAR Image, Multiple input Multiple Output, MIMO Radar channels, recent IBIS-ArcSAR product, acquisition time, IBIS-Rover product, horizontal coverage, IDS GeoRadar company, IBIS-FM product, elliptical shape, azimuth coverage, relevant limits, open pit mines application, open pit mines scenarios, efficient tool, GB-SAR, decade Ground-Based SAR technology, slope monitoring, innovative ground-based SAR system, time 1.0 min, Synthetic aperture radar, Azimuth, Image reconstruction, Monitoring, Focusing, Two dimensional displays, Groun d-based Synthetic Aperture Radar, Interferometry, MIMO Radar, Digital Elevation Models, Radar Imaging. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



10. X. Xu, C. A. Baldi, J. De Bleser, Y. Lei, S. Yueh, and D. Esteban-Fernandez. Multi-Frequency Tomography Radar Observations of Snow Stratigraphy at Fraser During SnowEx. In IGARSS 2018 - 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, pages 6269-6272, July 2018. Keyword(s): CW radar, FM radar, geophysical signal processing, hydrological techniques, radar polarimetry, radar signal processing, remote sensing by radar, snow, signal processing algorithm, snow free image, snow density, ground snow pit measurement, radar design, snow layer, multiple viewing positions, radar echo, tomography technique, radar channel, three-dimensional variability, fully polarimetric frequency-modulated continuous-wave radar, triple-frequency, 2017 NASA SnowEx campaign, Earth's terrestrial snow-covered regions, multiyear airborne snow campaign, Fraser, snow stratigraphy, multifrequency tomography radar observations, frequency 17.2 GHz, size 30.0 cm, frequency 9.6 GHz, frequency 13.5 GHz, Snow, Tomography, Synthetic aperture radar, Radar polarimetry, Spaceborne radar, Radar imaging, tomography, snow, FMCW radar, SWE. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]

Internal reports

1. NISAR. NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) Mission ScienceUsers' Handbook.. Technical report, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 2018. Keyword(s): L-band, NASA, ISRO, NISAR, spaceborne SAR, SAR Interferometry, deformation, displacement, ground motion, geohazards, sea ice types, detection of icebergs, forest, monitoring, changes in global forest carbon stocks, carbon stocks, Agriculture, food security, mapping of water availability, water use, soil moisture, moisture, glacier, ice sheets, climate change, maritime surveillance. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]

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