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INVERSION OF SYNTHETIC APERTUR,E R,ADAR (SAR) - MSpace ...

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aerial plìotogl'aphy ovel the area because of pelpetual cloud covet. ln this<br />

first geologic test of irnaging laclars various interpretation and application<br />

techniques of <strong>SAR</strong> iuragery rvele cleveloped (MacDonald [68]).<br />

The fir'st spacebolne <strong>SAR</strong> usecl fol irnaging of the Ealth's sur{ace was<br />

the L-bancl <strong>SAR</strong> on Seasat launched by the National Aelonautics and Space<br />

Aclninistlation (NASA) in 1978 (Joldan [53]). The average orbital aliitude<br />

of Seasat was 800 frrz, aud the horizontally polalized (HH) instlument operatecl<br />

at a fixed wavelength (L-bancl 23.5 cm) and rvith a fixed look angle<br />

(20.5'fron naclir') yielding approxirnately 25 r¿ r'esolutior (Joldan [53]). Despite<br />

Seasat's lelatively short lifetime, <strong>SAR</strong> irnages acquilecl by Seasat clearly<br />

demonstratecl its contribution to various geoscientific stuclies as well as ocealt<br />

u'ave imaging.<br />

Tlre following spacebo'-ne <strong>SAR</strong> systern after Seasat was tbe Shuttle lrnaging<br />

Rad,ar-A (SIR-A) carrie

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