Development of the synthetic aperture microwave radiometer, ESTAR

Ten years ago, the synthetic aperture radiometer (ESTAR) published its first image. Since then, ESTAR has successfully demonstrated the potential of aperture synthesis for microwave remote sensing. This paper summarizes the status of the instrument and presents a modern image for comparison with the "initial results" published ten years ago.

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