Towards product-level performance models for Sentinel-1 follow-on missions: Deformation measurements case study

The potential of differential SAR interferometry (D-InSAR) techniques for the study of the 3-D deformation phenomena has been extensively demonstrated. In particular, two different performance approaches (one analytical and one numerical solutions) have been implemented and analyzed. The primary objective is to investigate the capabilities of the Sentinel-1 follow-on SAR mission (named here HRWS) and its preferred acquisition modes for this particular application domain, which might help to the mission optimization.

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