SESAME

A single-pass interferometric SEntinel-1 companion SAR mission for monitoring GEO- and biosphere dynamics

Conference paper (2017)

Authors

Helmut Rott ENVEO IT GmbH, University of Innsbruck
Paco López-Dekker Mathematical Geodesy and Positioning - CEG
Lars Ulander Chalmers University of Technology
Thomas Nagler ENVEO IT GmbH
Gerhard Krieger Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)
Pau Prats-Iraola Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)
Marc Rodriguez-Cassola Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)
Mariantonietta Zonno Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)
Alberto Moreira Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)
Research Group
Mathematical Geodesy and Positioning (CEG) (TU Delft)
Surface topography SAR interferometry Landslides Sentinel-1 Glacier mass balance Forest biomass
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Published Date

01-12-2017

Language

English

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Faculty

Civil Engineering & Geosciences

Department

Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Research Group

Mathematical Geodesy and Positioning

Abstract

SESAME (SEntinel-1 SAR companion Multistatic Explorer) is a passive SAR satellite mission proposed for the ESA Earth Explorer Program. SESAME comprises two receive-only C-band SAR satellites flying in close formation to build a single-pass SAR interferometer (SP-InSAR) using the active signal of the European Sentinel-1 satellite. The SESAME mission addresses applications in geoscience and climate research that require repeat measurements of high precision elevation data over land surfaces including ice covered areas and forests, exploiting the SP-InSAR and multistatic observation geometry of the satellite formation. The objectives, the measurement approach and geo-biophysical products of the mission are described.

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