Signal

SAR for ICE, glacier and global dynamics

Conference paper (2010)

Authors

Thomas Börner Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)

Francesco de Zan Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)

Thomas Nagler University of Innsbruck

Helmut Rott University of Innsbruck

S. Lehner Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)

Thomas Fügen Astrium GmbH

Alberto Moreira Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)

Paco López-Dekker Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)

Gerhard Krieger Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)

I. Hajnsek Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)

Kostas Papathanassiou Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)

M. Villano Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)

Marwan Younis Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)

Andreas Danklmayer Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)

Wolfgang Dierking Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung

Research Group

Mathematical Geodesy and Positioning () (TU Delft)

SAR Ice Mission Glacier Ka-band

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Published Date

2010

Language

English

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Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Department

Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Research Group

Mathematical Geodesy and Positioning

Abstract

SIGNAL is an innovative earth exploration mission proposal with the main objective to estimate accurately and repeatedly topography and topographic changes associated with mass change or other dynamic effects on glaciers, ice caps and polar ice sheets. Elevation measurements are complemented with glacier velocity measurements, providing valuable additional information for a better understanding of the hydrology of glacierized basins and of the Arctic and Antarctic water cycle. SIGNAL is capable of monitoring all critical regions with a high spatial resolution and an adequate revisit time. This paper gives an overview about the actual mission design status and provides a brief description of the topography (DEM - digital elevation map) self-calibration strategy and the estimated global interferometric performance.