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Published March 2016 | public
Journal Article

On the Synergistic Use of SAR Constellations' Data Exploitation for Earth Science and Natural Hazard Response

Abstract

Several current and expected future SAR satellites missions (e.g., TanDEM-X (TDX)/PAZ, COSMO-SkyMed (CSK), and Sentinel-1A/B) are designed as constellations of SAR sensors. Relative to single satellite systems, such constellations can provide greater spatial coverage and temporal sampling, thereby enabling better control on interferometric decorrelation and lower latency data access. These improvements lead to more effective near real-time disaster monitoring, assessment and response, and a greater ability to constrain dynamically changing physical processes. Using observations from the CSK system, we highlight examples of the potential for such imaging capabilities to enable advances in Earth science and natural hazards response.

Additional Information

© 2015 IEEE. Manuscript received October 30, 2014; revised May 27, 2015; accepted July 29, 2015. COSMO-SkyMed data products processed at JPL under license from ASI as part of a collaborative project between CIDOT and JPL/Caltech. Original COSMO-SkyMed product—ASI—Agenzia Spaziale Italiana—(2014–2015). Part of this research was carried out at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The work of P. Milillo was done while he was a Special Student at Caltech. The authors would like to thank the two anonymous reviewers for their constructive suggestions and comments. They would also like to thank Prof. C. Serio for providing support.

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