Smart Multi-Aperture Radar Techniques for Spaceborne Remote Sensing

The paper deals with the performance of next generation SAR sensors, here referred to as SMART (Smart Multi Aperture Radar Techniques) equipped with digital beamforming capabilities. Apart from representing a technological jump, these sensors offer the flexibility of actually deciding on the (possibly hybrid) mode(s) of operation on-ground after the data have been acquired. The paper presents the performance of SMART system configurations and modes of operation for a digital beamforming SAR which covers a large swath with a high resolution.

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