Tomographic SAR
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Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) tomography is a technique that has been intensely developed in the last years for the analysis of complex scenarios. SAR Tomography is based on the principle of synthesizing a large aperture along the height provide imaging radar 3D resolution capabilities. SAR tomography can be applied to the imaging of scattering distributed along the vertical direction such as forest mapping with lower frequency (L and P-Band) SAR systems; with higher frequency (C and X-Band) sensors, where penetration is very limited and the scattering mainly occurs at the surface level SAR tomography allows tackling problems that limits classical SAR Interferometry related to the interference of scatterers within the same pixels due to the occurrence of layover. This paper aims to provide an overview of the technique by explaining the basics concepts of SAR tomography and illustrating the advantages over classical SAR interferometry. Results achieved by processing real spaceborne data are provided to show the capabilities and potentialities of the application of SAR tomography.
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