Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa, 2012, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 312-323
Application of RADARSAT-2 and TerraSAR-X radars to study hydrodynamic processes in the ocean
O.Yu. Lavrova
, M.I. Mityagina
, S.S. Karimova
, T.Yu. Bocharova
Space Research Institute of RAS, 117997 Moscow, Profsoyuznaya str.84/32
In the paper the technical details of new-age synthetic aperture radars TerraSAR-X, TanDEM-X and RADARSAT-2 are provided. Experience of application of different mode SAR imagery for oceanographic purposes is being discussed.
Keywords: synthetic aperture radars, HH- and VV-polarization, TerraSAR-X, TanDEM-X, RADARSAT-2, sea surface, oceanic processes
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