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Title: The effect of scattering from buildings on interferometric SAR measurements

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OSTI ID:501511

The determination of elevation models of buildings using interferometric synthetic aperture radar (IFSAR) is an important area of active research. The focus of this paper is on some of the unique scattering mechanisms that occur with buildings and how they affect the IFSAR height measurement and the coherence. The authors will show by theory and examples that the various data products obtained from IFSAR can be used to aid in interpreting building height results. They will also present a method that they have used successfully in mapping buildings in Washington D.C.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
501511
Report Number(s):
SAND-97-0026C; CONF-970847-1; ON: DE97007460; TRN: 97:004452
Resource Relation:
Conference: IGARSS 97: international geoscience and remote sensing symposium, Singapore (Singapore), 3-8 Aug 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English