Elevation Extraction from Spaceborne SAR Tomography Using Multi-Baseline COSMO-SkyMed SAR Data
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Methodology
2.1. Principles
2.2. SAR Interferometry Phase (InSAR) Calibration with DEM Error
2.3. The Compressive Sensing Method
3. Results
3.1. Test Sites and COSMO-SkyMed Spaceborne SAR
3.2. TomoSAR Results and Fieldwork for Validation
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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ID | Incidence Angle | Time | Track Type | Baseline (m) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 37.66 | 03/06/2016 | Ascending | −373.44 |
2 | 37.66 | 11/06/2016 | Ascending | −289.25 |
3 | 37.66 | 19/06/2016 | Ascending | 743.28 |
4 | 37.66 | 23/06/2016 | Ascending | 920.38 |
5 | 37.66 | 05/07/2016 | Ascending | −431.28 |
6 | 37.66 | 09/07/2016 | Ascending | −629.15 |
7 | 37.66 | 25/07/2016 | Ascending | 0 |
8 | 37.66 | 06/08/2016 | Ascending | 820.31 |
9 | 37.66 | 10/08/2016 | Ascending | 203.46 |
10 | 37.66 | 22/08/2016 | Ascending | −435.71 |
11 | 37.66 | 26/08/2016 | Ascending | −140.25 |
12 | 37.66 | 07/09/2016 | Ascending | 186.17 |
13 | 37.66 | 11/09/2016 | Ascending | 611.54 |
14 | 37.66 | 23/09/2016 | Ascending | −330.33 |
Basic Stats | Area | Min (m) | Max (m) | Mean (m) | Stdev σ (m) | RMSE (m) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TomoSAR-Lidar | Dam and mountain trees | −8.5 | 8.6 | 0.11 | 2.81 | 2.82 |
TomoSAR-Lidar | Dam | −5.7 | 5.3 | 0.25 | 1.04 | 1.07 |
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Feng, L.; Muller, J.-P.; Yu, C.; Deng, C.; Zhang, J. Elevation Extraction from Spaceborne SAR Tomography Using Multi-Baseline COSMO-SkyMed SAR Data. Remote Sens. 2022, 14, 4093. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14164093
Feng L, Muller J-P, Yu C, Deng C, Zhang J. Elevation Extraction from Spaceborne SAR Tomography Using Multi-Baseline COSMO-SkyMed SAR Data. Remote Sensing. 2022; 14(16):4093. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14164093
Chicago/Turabian StyleFeng, Lang, Jan-Peter Muller, Chaoqun Yu, Chao Deng, and Jingfa Zhang. 2022. "Elevation Extraction from Spaceborne SAR Tomography Using Multi-Baseline COSMO-SkyMed SAR Data" Remote Sensing 14, no. 16: 4093. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14164093
APA StyleFeng, L., Muller, J.-P., Yu, C., Deng, C., & Zhang, J. (2022). Elevation Extraction from Spaceborne SAR Tomography Using Multi-Baseline COSMO-SkyMed SAR Data. Remote Sensing, 14(16), 4093. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14164093