Some Further Consideration for the Image Retrieving of Synthetic Aperture Radiometer

  • Liu, Hao (National Microwave Remote Sensing Laboratory, Center for Space Science and Applied Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences) ;
  • Wu, Ji (National Microwave Remote Sensing Laboratory, Center for Space Science and Applied Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences) ;
  • Wu, Qiong (National Microwave Remote Sensing Laboratory, Center for Space Science and Applied Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
  • Published : 2003.11.03

Abstract

In this paper, theoretical channels model of Synthetic Aperture Radiometer is presented. Based on this model, how amplitude imbalance, phase imbalance and mutual coupling between the different channels effect brightness temperature image retrieving is analyzed. The computer simulation results are also presented to find out the cause of the along-track streaks usually appeared in the retrieved brightness temperature image. In addition, a new system calibration approach is introduced to solve this problem.

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