Spaceborne Imaging Radar Missions at 1986 SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM OF THE SIDE LOOKING RADAR IMAGING PROCESS SLAR Imaging Process : l is the length of the antenna and range to the top A, B of the object of height (h) is less than the range to its base C, D which is equivalent to the range E, F. RECTANGULAR ANTENNA AND FAN BEAM PATTERN Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Coordinate System : The coordinate system is formed by the constant time dalay (equidistance) and the constant Doppler frequency shifts (equi-Doppler). RADAR GROUND RESOLUTION IN THE RANGE DIRECTION
MAJOR STAGES IN THE PROCESSING OF SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR DATA Relationship between (a) Range and Azimuth obtained during data acquisition; (b) Line and Pixel on the processed radar image; (c) Northing and Easting. IMAGE TONES AND GEOMETRY FROM THE INTERACTION OF THE SAR BEAM AND TERRAIN SIR-B SWATH OVER EASTERN AUSTRALIA SIR-B LOCATION AND DATA TAKE INFORMATION LOCATION OF SIR-B STUDY AREAS SIR-B IMAGE OF COASTAL AREA  - TUGGERAH LAKES SIR-B IMAGE OF RURAL AREA - BOWRAL SIR-B IMAGE OF URBAN AREA - WESTERN SUBURBS OF SYDNEY SIR-B IMAGE OF BRIDGE APPEARANCE OF CORNER REFLECTOR USED FOR GCP CORNER REFLECTOR CONFIGURATION TOWN OF SALE (LOW RESOLUTION) TOWN OF SALE (HIGH RESOLUTION) PLANTATION, RIVER AND AIRPORT (LOW RESOLUTION) PLANTATION, RIVER AND AIRPORT (HIGH RESOLUTION) SIR-B IMAGES (48 & 37DEG) OF STRATFORD VICTORIA SIR-B IMAGES (48 & 17DEG) OF STRATFORD VICTORIA COMPARISON OF DIGITIZED MAP AND SIR-B INFORMATION (HIGH RESOLUTION) COMPARISON OF DIGITIZED MAP AND SIR-B INFORMATION (LOW RESOLUTION) COLOUR COMPOSITE OF ALL THREE SIR-B LOOK ANGLES BRIGHT LINE (SATURATION); RIVER VEGETATION; PLANTATION RAILWAY & TELEPHONE LINE THAT CAUSED SATURATION TREES IN ROAD RESERVE MAKING WINDBREAK AND CAUSING ROADS TO SHOW UP IN SIR-B IMAGERY OPEN PADDOCKS AND TREES OPEN PADDOCKS AND TREES FROM ANOTHER POSITION AVON RIVER AND VEGETATION PLANTATION RECTIFIED AND ORIGINAL SIR-B DATA IN A FLAT AREA RECTIFIED (RED) OVERLAID BY ORIGINAL RECTIFIED AND ORIGINAL SIR-B DATA IN AREA OF SIGNIFICANT RELIEF - NOTE STRIPING EFFECT RECTIFIED (RED) SIR-B OVERLAID BY ORIGINAL - RED SHOWS AREAS OF RELIEF CORRECTED FOR LAYOVER CHECK ON ACCURACY OF RECTIFICATION BY DIGITISING BOUNDARIES LANDSAT FALSE COLOUR COMPOSITE SIR-B IMAGE OF SAME AREA SIR-B IMAGE OF SAME AREA ORIENTED TO LANDSAT LANDSAT (RED) OVERLAID WTTH SIR-B (GREEN) LANDSAT AND SPOT COMPARISON SPOT (RED) OVERLAID WITH SIR-B (GREEN) javascript lightbox galleryby VisualLightBox.com v6.1