Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g. – Synthetic aperture radar
Patent
1990-01-26
1990-12-04
Tarcza, Thomas H.
Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g.,
Synthetic aperture radar
G01S 1390
Patent
active
049757040
ABSTRACT:
A technique based on synthetic aperture radar (SAR) interferometry is used to measure very small (1 cm or less) surface deformations with good resolution (10 m) over large areas (50 km). It can be used for accurate measurements of many geophysical phenomena, including swelling and buckling in fault zones, residual, vertical and lateral displacements from seismic events and prevolcanic swelling. Two SAR images are made of a scene by two spaced antennas and a difference interferogram of the scene is made. After unwrapping phases of pixels of the difference interferogram, surface motion or deformation changes of the surface are observed. A second interferogram of the same scene is made from a different pair of images, at least one of which is made after some elapsed time. The second interferogram is then compared with the first interferogram to detect changes in line of sight position of pixels. By resolving line of sight observations into their vector components in other sets of interferograms along at least one other direction, lateral motions may be recovered in their entirety. Since in general, the SAR images are made from flight tracks that are separated, it is not possible to distinguish surface changes from the parallax caused by topography. However, a third image may be used to remove the topography and leave only the surface changes.
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Gabriel Andrew K.
Goldstein Richard M.
Zebker Howard A.
Hellner Mark
Jones Thomas H.
Manning John R.
Tarcza Thomas H.
The United States of America as represented by the Administrator
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