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Publications about 'TOPS'

Articles in journal or book chapters

  1. Feng Xiao, Andrea Monti Guarnieri, Zegang Ding, and Marco Manzoni. Improving the Split-Spectrum Method for Sentinel-1 Differential TOPSAR Interferometry. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 19:1-5, 2022. Keyword(s): Interferometry, Ionosphere, Synthetic aperture radar, Dispersion, Fitting, Estimation, Filtering, Differential SAR Interferometry (DInSAR), ionosphere estimation, split-spectrum method. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  2. Ping He, Yangmao Wen, Caijun Xu, and Yunguo Chen. Complete three-dimensional near-field surface displacements from imaging geodesy techniques applied to the 2016 Kumamoto earthquake. Remote Sensing of Environment, 232:111321, 2019. Keyword(s): Imaging geodesy, Three-dimensional displacement, Kumamoto earthquake, SAR interferometry, Pixel offset tracking, LiDAR data. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  3. Michele Manunta, Claudio De Luca, Ivana Zinno, Francesco Casu, Mariarosaria Manzo, Manuela Bonano, Adele Fusco, Antonio Pepe, Giovanni Onorato, Paolo Berardino, Prospero De Martino, and Riccardo Lanari. The Parallel SBAS Approach for Sentinel-1 Interferometric Wide Swath Deformation Time-Series Generation: Algorithm Description and Products Quality Assessment. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 57(9):6259-6281, Sep. 2019. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  4. Giorgio Gomba, Fernando Rodriguez Gonzalez, and Francesco De Zan. Ionospheric Phase Screen Compensation for the Sentinel-1 TOPS and ALOS-2 ScanSAR Modes. IEEE_J_GRS, 55(1):223-235, January 2017. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, split-spectrum, split-spectrum interferometry, split-band, split-band interferometry, ionospheric disturbances, total electron content (atmosphere), 2015 Nepal earthquake, 2016 Taiwan earthquake, ALOS-2 ScanSAR modes, ALOS-2 interferograms, C-band interferograms, Sentinel-1 TOPS, dispersive ionospheric component, interferometric measurements, ionospheric phase screen compensation, local global positioning system measurements, split-spectrum method, synthetic aperture radar acquisitions, total electron content maps, Azimuth, Correlation, Electrostatic discharges, Ionosphere, Satellites, Synthetic aperture radar, Timing, InSAR, SAR ionospheric effects, ionosphere estimation. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  5. D. Li, M. Rodriguez-Cassola, P. Prats-Iraola, M. Wu, and A. Moreira. Reverse Backprojection Algorithm for the Accurate Generation of SAR Raw Data of Natural Scenes. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 14(11):2072-2076, November 2017. Keyword(s): data acquisition, geophysical image processing, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, tropospheric electromagnetic wave propagation, reverse backprojection algorithm, SAR raw data, natural scenes, SAR image formation sibling, multistatic SAR missions, synthetic aperture radar mission concepts, geosynchronous SAR missions, observation geometry, acquisition strategy, atmospheric propagation, Synthetic aperture radar, Low earth orbit satellites, Azimuth, Atmospheric modeling, Standards, Algorithm design and analysis, Data models, Azimuth variation, backprojection algorithm, geosynchronous (GEO) SAR, raw data simulation, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), terrain observation with progressive scan (TOPS), tropospheric propagation. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  6. Simone Mancon, Andrea Monti Guarnieri, Davide Giudici, and Stefano Tebaldini. On the Phase Calibration by Multisquint Analysis in TOPSAR and Stripmap Interferometry. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 55(1):134-147, January 2017. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Interferometry, Atmospheric modeling, Interferometry, Orbits, Spaceborne radar, Synthetic aperture radar, Target tracking, Trajectory, Calibration, TOPSAR, interferometry, multisquint phase, spaceborne, synthetic aperture radar, SAR, Spaceborne SAR. [bibtex-entry]


  7. Achille Peternier, John Peter Merryman Boncori, and Paolo Pasquali. Near-real-time focusing of ENVISAT ASAR Stripmap and Sentinel-1 TOPS imagery exploiting OpenCL GPGPU technology. Remote Sensing of Environment, 2017. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Synthetic Aperture Radar, Azimuth Focusing, Image Focusing, GPGPU, GPU, Graphics Processing Units, General-purpose Computing, Parallelization, OpenCL, CUDA. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  8. Urs Wegmuller, Charles L. Werner, Tazio Strozzi, Andreas Wiesmann, Othmar Frey, and Maurizio Santoro. Sentinel-1 Support in the GAMMA Software. Procedia Computer Science, 100:1305-1312, 2016. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Sentinel-1, Interferometry, SAR Interferometry, InSAR, persistent scatterer interferometry, PSI, offset tracking, split-beam interferometry, GAMMA Software. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  9. P. Prats-Iraola, M. Rodriguez-Cassola, F. De Zan, R. Scheiber, P. Lopez-Dekker, I. Barat, and D. Geudtner. Role of the Orbital Tube in Interferometric Spaceborne SAR Missions. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 12(7):1486-1490, July 2015. Keyword(s): decorrelation, Earth orbit, radar interferometry, spaceborne radar, synthetic aperture radar, interferometric spaceborne SAR mission, Earth observation satellite synthetic aperture radar mission, Earthfixed orbital tube, ground-track coverage repeatability, repeat-pass interferometric compatibility, azimuth spectral decorrelation, azimuth coregistration accuracy, ScanSAR, TOPS, terrain observation by progressive scan, Sentinel-1 mission, Orbits, Electron tubes, Azimuth, Doppler effect, Satellites, Synthetic aperture radar, Remote sensing, Coregistration, interferometric SAR (InSAR), orbital tube, ScanSAR, spectral decorrelation, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), Terrain Observation by Progressive Scans (TOPS), Coregistration, interferometric SAR (InSAR), orbital tube, ScanSAR, spectral decorrelation, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), Terrain Observation by Progressive Scans (TOPS). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  10. M. Rodriguez-Cassola, P. Prats-Iraola, F. De Zan, R. Scheiber, A. Reigber, D. Geudtner, and A. Moreira. Doppler-Related Distortions in TOPS SAR Images. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 53(1):25-35, January 2015. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Focusing, Azimuth Focusing, TOPS, Doppler radar, approximation theory, beam steering, compensation, distortion, geophysical image processing, radar antennas, radar imaging, radar interferometry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping, SAR image formation scheme, Sentinel-1 interferometric extra wide swath mode, Sentinel-1 interferometric wide swath mode, TOPS SAR image, TerraSAR-X TOPS, azimuth distortion, burst mode acquisition, compensation strategy, focused SAR image, intrapulse motion, low Earth orbit SAR, radar antenna, range distortion, steering, stop-and-go approximation, terrain observation with progressive scan, time-varying Doppler centroid, Azimuth, Doppler effect, Geometry, Orbits, Spaceborne radar, Surfaces, Synthetic aperture radar, Burst-mode acquisitions, Sentinel-1, TerraSAR-X (TerraSAR-X), Terrain Observation with Progressive Scans (TOPS), spaceborne SAR missions, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), wide-swath SAR modes. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  11. P. Prats-Iraola, R. Scheiber, L. Marotti, S. Wollstadt, and A. Reigber. TOPS Interferometry With TerraSAR-X. Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on, 50(8):3179-3188, August 2012. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, TOPS, Terrain Observation by Progressive Scans, Doppler radar, geophysical image processing, image registration, radar imaging, radar interferometry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, Doppler centroid, SAR interferometry, TOPS imaging mode, TOPS interferometry, TerraSAR-X, Terrain Observation by Progressive Scans imaging mode, accurate interferometric products, azimuth coregistration performance, burst edges, coregistration accuracy, repeat pass TOPS data, squint effects, stripmap interferometric data, Accuracy, Azimuth, Doppler effect, Electrostatic discharges, Estimation, Orbits, Thyristors, Coregistration, SAR interferometry, TOPS interferometry, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), terrain observation by progressive scans (TOPS). [bibtex-entry]


  12. Steffen Wollstadt, Pau Prats, Markus Bachmann, Josef Mittermayer, and Rolf Scheiber. Scalloping Correction in TOPS Imaging Mode SAR Data. IEEE Geosci. Remote Sens. Lett., 9(4):614-618, July 2012. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, TOPS, Terrain Observation by Progressive Scans, antenna phased arrays, beam steering, calibration, geophysical image processing, phased array radar, radar antennas, radar imaging, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping, TOPS imaging mode, TSX, TerraSAR-X antenna model, calibration, electronic beam steering, general cardinal sine antenna model, phased array antenna, scalloping correction, scalloping simulation, synthetic aperture radar, terrain observation by progressive scan, Antennas, Arrays, Azimuth, Beam steering, Calibration, Imaging, Quantization, Electronic beam steering, TOPS calibration, TerraSAR-X (TSX), Terrain Observation by Progressive Scan (TOPS), phased array antenna, scalloping. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  13. Geir Engen and Yngvar Larsen. Efficient Full Aperture Processing of TOPS Mode Data Using the Moving Band Chirp Z -Transform. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 49(10):3688-3693, October 2011. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, TOPS, Terrain Observation by Progressive Scans, Z transforms, artificial satellites, satellite communication, European Space Agency, Sentinel-1 operational satellite, TOPS mode data, Terrain Observation by Progressive Scans, azimuth aperture, full aperture processing, imaging mode, moving band chirp Z-transform, signal transform, wavenumber domain processor, Antennas, Azimuth, Bandwidth, Chirp, Doppler effect, Focusing, Time frequency analysis, SAR processing, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), terrain observation by progressive scans (TOPS). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  14. Guangcai Sun, Mengdao Xing, Yong Wang, Yufeng Wu, YiRong Wu, and Zheng Bao. Sliding Spotlight and TOPS SAR Data Processing Without Subaperture. IEEE Geosci. Remote Sens. Lett., 8(6):1036-1040, November 2011. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, TOPS, Terrain Observation by Progressive Scans, data acquisition, synthetic aperture radar, Doppler domain, TOPS SAR data processing, azimuth bandwidth, azimuth signal aliasing, data acquisition, imaging algorithm, instantaneous bandwidth, progressive scan, pulse repetition frequency, sliding spotlight, subaperture method, synthetic aperture radar, terrain observation, Azimuth, Bandwidth, Chirp, Focusing, Signal processing algorithms, Synthetic aperture radar, Sliding spotlight synthetic aperture radar (SAR), subaperture, terrain observation by progressive scan (TOPS) SAR. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  15. Wei Xu, Pingping Huang, Yunkai Deng, Jiantao Sun, and Xiuqin Shang. An Efficient Approach With Scaling Factors for TOPS-Mode SAR Data Focusing. IEEE Geosci. Remote Sens. Lett., 8(5):929-933, Sept 2011. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, TOPS, Terrain Observation by Progressive Scans, geophysical techniques, synthetic aperture radar, Doppler spectrum, ScanSAR, TOPS-mode SAR data focusing, TOPS-mode synthetic aperture radar data, Terrain Observation by Progressive Scans mode, azimuth baseband scaling operation, azimuth scaling factors, extended chirp scaling processing procedure, full-aperture imaging approach, limited azimuth-data extension, residual TOPS raw-data focusing, sliding spotlight SAR data focusing, spaceborne imaging mode, two-step focusing technique, wide-swath coverage, Azimuth, Bandwidth, Doppler effect, Focusing, Image resolution, Remote sensing, Aliasing, Terrain Observation by Progressive Scans (TOPS), deramp, extended chirp scaling, synthetic aperture radar (SAR). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  16. Nicolas Gebert, Gerhard Krieger, and Alberto Moreira. Multichannel Azimuth Processing in ScanSAR and TOPS Mode Operation. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 48(7):2994-3008, July 2010. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, TOPS, Terrain Observation by Progressive Scans, geophysical signal processing, geophysical techniques, synthetic aperture radar, SAR missions, SAR signal processing, TOPS mode operation, Terrain Observation by Progressive Scans system, azimuth antenna length, conventional synthetic aperture radar, digital beamforming algorithms, digital signal processing network, geometric resolution, high-resolution wide-swath SAR imaging, multichannel ScanSAR systems, multichannel azimuth processing, multichannel burst-mode operation, multichannel stripmap mode, multiple azimuth channels, multiple receive channels, staircase multichannel processing, stripmap operation, ultrawide-swath imaging, ultrawide-swath synthetic aperture radar imaging, High-resolution ultrawide-swath synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging, ScanSAR, TOPS, multichannel azimuth processing, multichannel burst-mode operation. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  17. Adriano Meta, Joseph Mittermayer, Pau Prats, Rolf Scheiber, and Ulrich Steinbrecher. TOPS Imaging With TerraSAR-X: Mode Design and Performance Analysis. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 48(2):759-769, February 2010. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, TOPS, geophysical techniques, radar antennas, radar imaging, radar interferometry, synthetic aperture radar, DTAR deterioration, ScanSAR modes, TOPS imaging, TSX, TerraSAR-X, Terrain Observation by Progressive Scan, antenna steering, burst acquisition, complete azimuth antenna pattern, imaging mode design, interferometry, performance analysis, squinted angles, wide-swath TOPS, ScanSAR, synthetic aperture radar (SAR), terrain observation by progressive scan (TOPS), wide-swath SAR. [bibtex-entry]


  18. Pau Prats, Rolf Scheiber, Josef Mittermayer, Adriano Meta, and Alberto Moreira. Processing of Sliding Spotlight and TOPS SAR Data Using Baseband Azimuth Scaling. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 48(2):770-780, February 2010. Keyword(s): data acquisition, geophysical image processing, radar imaging, synthetic aperture radar, Doppler centroid, SAR processing, ScanSAR mode, TOPS SAR Data, TerraSAR-X, azimuth processing, baseband azimuth scaling, data focusing, phase preserving processor, sliding spotlight, synthetic aperture radar, terrain observation, Azimuth scaling, SAR processing, ScanSAR, Terrain Observation by Progressive Scans (TOPS), spotlight, synthetic aperture radar (SAR). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  19. Francesco De Zan and Andrea Monti Guarnieri. TOPSAR: Terrain Observation by Progressive Scans. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 44(9):2352-2360, Sept 2006. Keyword(s): array signal processing, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping, SPOT, TOPSAR, azimuth-varying ambiguities, focusing technique, radar beam, scalloping ambiguities, scanning synthetic aperture radar, terrain observation with progressive scan, Azimuth, Focusing, Frequency, Geometry, Interferometry, Low earth orbit satellites, Polarization, Radar antennas, Radar signal processing, Spaceborne radar, Array signal processing, interferometry, scanning antennas, synthetic aperture radar (SAR). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  20. K. Sarabandi and Y.-C. Lin. Simulation of interferometric SAR response for characterizing the scattering phase center statistics of forest canopies. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 38(1):115-125, January 2000. Keyword(s): InSAR, Monte Carlo simulation, SAR, backscatter, coherent scattering model, equivalent scatterer, forest, forest canopy, forestry, fractal, geophysical measurement technique, interferometric SAR, physical parameters, radar remote sensing, radar theory, scatterer collection, scattering phase center statistics, simulation, synthetic aperture radar, vegetation mapping, Monte Carlo methods, backscatter, forestry, fractals, geophysical techniques, radar cross-sections, radar theory, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, vegetation mapping;. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  21. Robert N. Treuhaft and Paul R. Siqueira. Vertical structure of vegetated land surfaces from interferometric and polarimetric radar. Radio Science, 35:141-178, 2000. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, InSAR, Interferometry, Pol-InSAR, Multi-Baseline SAR, Vegetation Parameters, Parameter Extraction, Topography, SAR Tomography. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  22. S.N. Madsen, H.A. Zebker, and J. Martin. Topographic mapping using radar interferometry: processing techniques. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 31(1):246-256, January 1993. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, InSAR, Interferometry, Interferometric SAR, Airborne SAR, cartography, geophysical techniques, remote sensing by radar, topography (Earth), NASA, JPL, TOPSAR, SAR, height maps, land surface, mapping, measurement, motion compensation, phase ambiguity, processing algorithm, radar interferometry, technique, terrain, three-dimensional target location algorithm, topographic radar mapper, topography. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


Conference articles

  1. Urs Wegmuller, Charles L. Werner, Andreas Wiesmann, Penelope Kourkouli, and Othmar Frey. Time-series analysis of Sentinel-1 interferometric wide swath data: techniques and challanges. In Proc. IEEE Int. Geosci. Remote Sens. Symp., volume 1, pages 3898-3901, July 2016. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Interferometry, InSAR, differential SAR interferometry, D-InSAR, TOPS interferometry, TOPS mode, Sentinel-1, Spaceborne SAR, C-Band. [bibtex-entry]


  2. Urs Wegmuller, Charles L. Werner, Tazio Strozzi, Andreas Wiesmann, and Othmar Frey. Sentinel-1 support in the GAMMA Software. In Proc. FRINGE 2015, ESA SP-731, pages 1-6, March 2015. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Sentinel-1, Spaceborne SAR, C-band, European Space Agency, ESA, Terrain Observation by Progressive Scans, TOPS, TOPSAR. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  3. Urs Wegmuller, Charles L. Werner, Tazio Strozzi, Andreas Wiesmann, Othmar Frey, and Maurizio Santoro. Sentinel-1 IWS mode support in the GAMMA software. In IEEE 5th Asia-Pacific Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar (APSAR), pages 431-436, September 2015. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, TOPS, TOPS mode, Terrain Observation by Progressive Scans, Sentinel-1, Interferometry, SAR Interferometry, Spaceborne SAR, geophysics computing, image registration, meta data, radar computing, radar imaging, radar interferometry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, Fhe steep azimuth spectra ramp, GAMMA software, IWS data, InSAR processing, PSI, Sentinel-1 IWS mode support, Sentinel-1 SAR, TOPS, high-level software package, interferometrie wide-swath data, meta data, synthetic aperture radar, Apertures, Conferences, Decision support systems, DINSAR, GAMMA Software, Nepal earthquake, PSI, Sentinel-1 TOPS IWS, ionospheric effects, offset-tracking, spectral diversity, split-beam interferometry. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  4. Urs Wegmuller, Charles L. Werner, Andreas Wiesmann, Tazio Strozzi, and Othmar Frey. Wide-area persistent scatterer interferometry with Sentinel-1 TOPS mode data. In Proc. IEEE Int. Geosci. Remote Sens. Symp., volume 1, pages 1-4, July 2015. Note: Abstract.Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Sentinel-1, TOPS, Terrain Observation by progressive scans, ESA, European Space Agency, C-Band, Spaceborne SAR, Persistent Scatterer Interferometry, PSI, Interferometry, SAR Interferometry, geophysical signal processing, radar polarimetry, synthetic aperture radar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  5. Marc Rodriguez-Cassola, Pau Prats-Iraola, Francesco De Zan, Rolf Scheiber, and Andreas Reigber. Doppler-related focusing aspects in the TOPS imaging mode. In Proc. IEEE Int. Geosci. Remote Sens. Symp., pages 2043-2046, July 2013. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, TOPS, Terrain Observation by Progressive Scans, geophysical techniques, synthetic aperture radar, Doppler spectrum, ScanSAR, TOPS-mode SAR data focusing, TOPS-mode synthetic aperture radar data, Terrain Observation by Progressive Scans mode, azimuth baseband scaling operation, azimuth scaling factors, extended chirp scaling processing procedure, full-aperture imaging approach, limited azimuth-data extension, residual TOPS raw-data focusing, sliding spotlight SAR data focusing, spaceborne imaging mode, two-step focusing technique, wide-swath coverage, Azimuth, Bandwidth, Doppler effect, Focusing, Image resolution, Remote sensing, Aliasing, Terrain Observation by Progressive Scans (TOPS), deramp, extended chirp scaling, synthetic aperture radar (SAR). [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  6. Luca Marotti, Pau Prats, Rolf Scheiber, Steffen Wollstadt, and Andreas Reigber. Differential SAR interferometry with TerraSAR-X TOPS data: Mexico city subsidence results. In Synthetic Aperture Radar, 2012. EUSAR. 9th European Conference on, pages 677-680, April 2012. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, TOPS, Terrain Observation by Progressive Scans, Azimuth, Decorrelation, Estimation, Interferometry, Signal resolution, Synthetic aperture radar, Time frequency analysis. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


  7. Josef Mittermayer, Pau Prats, Davide D'Aria, Riccardo Piantanida, S. Sauer, Andrea Monti Guarnieri, Evert Attema, and Paul Snoeij. TOPS Sentinel-1 and TerraSAR-X Processor Comparison based on Simulated Data. In Synthetic Aperture Radar (EUSAR), 2010 8th European Conference on, pages 1-4, June 2010. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, TOPS, Terrain Observation by Progressive Scans, Antennas, Azimuth, Chirp, Floors, Image resolution, Noise, Remote sensing. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]


Miscellaneous

  1. Clint Slatton. Improving Segmented INSAR Processing Using Presumming. , 1998. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, InSAR, TOPSAR, Presumming, Range-Doppler Algorithm, Azimuth Processing, omega-k Algorithm. [Abstract] [Comments] [bibtex-entry]


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Author: Othmar Frey, Earth Observation and Remote Sensing, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - ETH Zurich .


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