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

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vhich is the clistance across the anteura beam given in Eq.(3.3). Similar to<br />

Eq.(3.7), the beanrvidth of a focusecl synthetic anterma is given by<br />

lJ focùsed =<br />

)<br />

*<br />

¿ I'eJ J<br />

d<br />

2Rn<br />

(3.1 1<br />

)<br />

(3.12)<br />

The maximum achievable azimuth lesolution cân tlìen be obtailecl by rnul<br />

tiplying this beaurwidth by lange, which results in<br />

nr¡.","".=f;.<br />

(3. 13)<br />

Thus the maxirnum azirnuth resolution o{ the <strong>SAR</strong> systems is one-hal{ of the<br />

size of artenna physical apertule, and is inclependent of radar wavelength<br />

ancl r'ange.<br />

It should, holever', l¡e recallecl tliat al¡ove clerivation is rnade unclel a flat-<br />

Earth apploxin.ration, rvhich is not appropriate for the spacebolne <strong>SAR</strong> configuratiol.<br />

It has been shown that the resolution achievable fiom a satelliteborle<br />

<strong>SAR</strong> is in fact much l¡etter than one-half the apelture, and is given<br />

by<br />

¡-,-,,,, -4f F" l<br />

:sd/crile ! ¡\t* n)<br />

(3.14)<br />

rvhere -8" is laclius of the Ealth and l¿ is altitude of the platfolrn (Raney<br />

[8e]).<br />

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