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Title: Synthetic-aperture-radar data processing: the challenge and opportunity posed by orbiting systems

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6408032

The computer-centered synthesis of a radar antenna many kilometers in effective size has been demonstrated in many (unclassified) instances, but in no more spectacular scale than in the NASA/JPL SEASAT-A satellite-borne experiment for ocean-surface imaging conducted in 1978. This essay briefly reviews the data-processing aspects of the SEASAT-A experiment, and the implications of existing and near-term radar and data processing technologies for enhancing the resolution and area coverage rates of this surveillance technology.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
6408032
Report Number(s):
UCID-19747; ON: DE83010120
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English