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An L-band noise radar demonstrator for ground-based measurements of ground surface backscattering

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 April 2013

Lukasz Maslikowski ,
Krzysztof Kulpa ,
Piotr Krysik ,
Katarzyna Dabrowska-Zielinska  and
Maciej Bartold
Lukasz Maslikowski*
Affiliation:
Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 15/19, Warsaw, 00-665, Poland. Phone: +48 22 234 5007
Krzysztof Kulpa
Affiliation:
Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 15/19, Warsaw, 00-665, Poland. Phone: +48 22 234 5007
Piotr Krysik
Affiliation:
Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 15/19, Warsaw, 00-665, Poland. Phone: +48 22 234 5007
Katarzyna Dabrowska-Zielinska
Affiliation:
Institute of Geodesy and Cartography, Modzelewskiego 27, Warsaw, 02-679, Poland
Maciej Bartold
Affiliation:
Institute of Geodesy and Cartography, Modzelewskiego 27, Warsaw, 02-679, Poland
*
Corresponding author: L. Maslikowski Email: l.maslikowski@stud.elka.pw.edu.pl
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Abstract

The paper describes a radar demonstrator that was used to collect L-band range profiles of illuminated ground surface. The measurement results are to be used by the Institute of Geodesy and Cartography as the reference data for satellite image interpretation. The demonstrator is a software-defined noise radar composed of commercial-off-the-shelf elements. The paper conveys the theory of scattering coefficient measurement, system setup, and signal processing as well as the preliminary results of the field measurement campaigns.

Keywords

Radar applicationsWave propagation and scatteringModeling and measurements
Type
Research Papers
Information
International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies , Volume 5 , Special Issue 3: European Microwave Week 2012 , June 2013 , pp. 401 - 407
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press and the European Microwave Association 2013 

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