Curlander J.C., McDonough R.N. Synthetic Aperture Radar. Systems and Signal Processing

John Wiley, 1991. — 333 p.The use of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) represents a new era in remote sensing technology. A complete handbook for anyone who must design an SAR system capable of reliably producing high quality image data products, free from image artifacts and calibrated in terms of the target backscatter coefficient. Combines fundamentals underlying the SAR imaging process and the practical system engineering required to produce quality images from a real SAR system. Beginning with a broad overview of SAR technology, it goes on to examine SAR system capabilities and components and detail the techniques required for design and development of the SAR ground data system with emphasis on the correlation processing. Intended for SAR system engineers and researchers, it is generously illustrated for maximum clarity.Introduction to SAR
The Radar Equation
The Matched Filter and Pulse Compression
Imaging and the Rectangular Algorithm
Ancillary Processes in Image Formation
SAR Flight System
Radiometric Calibration of SAR Data
Geometric Calibration of SAR Data
The SAR Ground System
Other Imaging Algorithms
A: Digital Signal Processing
B: Satellite Orbits and Compression Filter Parameters
C: The Alaska SAR Facility
D: Nonlinear Distortion Analysis