Bistatic SAR: Imagery & Image Products.

Technical Report · Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1159447· OSTI ID:1159447

Yocky, David A.; Wahl, Daniel E.

While typical SAR imaging employs a co-located (monostatic) RADAR transmitter and receiver, bistatic SAR imaging separates the transmitter and receiver locations. The transmitter and receiver geometry determines if the scattered signal is back scatter, forward scatter, or side scatter. The monostatic SAR image is backscatter. Therefore, depending on the transmitter/receiver collection geometry, the captured imagery may be quite different that that sensed at the monostatic SAR. This document presents imagery and image products formed from captured signals during the validation stage of the bistatic SAR research. Image quality and image characteristics are discussed first. Then image products such as two-color multi-view (2CMV) and coherent change detection (CCD) are presented.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1159447
• Report Number(s): SAND2014-18346; 537911
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English