SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR FOR SURFACE MOTION ESTIMATION (eBook)

Timo Balz (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2025
220 Seiten
World Scientific Publishing Company (Verlag)
9789811298554 (ISBN)

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This book delivers a comprehensive introduction to the principles and applications of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) for measuring and monitoring surface motion caused by a wide range of geophysical phenomena, such as earthquakes, volcanoes, urban subsidence, and landslides. Along with covering essential SAR concepts like the radar equation, resolution, and signal processing techniques such as focusing and interferometry, the book provides an in-depth exploration of advanced methodologies, including PSInSAR, STUN, PSP, StaMPS, SBAS, QPS, and SqueeSAR, all critical for tracking long-term surface deformation.

Techniques such as pixel offset tracking and SAR-based absolute positioning are also thoroughly introduced, with illustrative examples provided to enhance understanding. Each step of these techniques is clearly explained, breaking down complex topics for readers. Additionally, a vivid case study on ship detection illustrates SAR imaging principles and targets scattering characteristics, offering a strong foundation for SAR-based measurement techniques.

Written in an accessible and clear style, the book features numerous real-world examples and case studies drawn from modern SAR missions like Sentinel-1 and TerraSAR-X, effectively bridging the gap between theoretical foundations and practical applications. This valuable reference is ideal for graduate students, researchers, and professionals in the fields of remote sensing, geodesy, geosciences, and engineering, providing not only essential foundational knowledge but also insights into the latest technological advancements in surface motion monitoring.

Contents:

• SAR Basics:
  • History of Radar Remote Sensing
  • Introduction to Synthetic Aperture Radar
• DEM Generation:
  • SAR Interferometry
  • StereoSAR
• Surface Motion:
  • Differential SAR Interferometry
  • Permanent Scatterer Interferometry
  • Alternative Approaches to PSI
  • Distributed Scatterer Interferometry
  • Pixel Tracking and Point-Target Offset Tracking
  • Motion from SAR Geodesy

Readership: Researchers, professionals, academics and graduate students in remote sensing, geosciences and engineering.

Timo Balz was born in Stuttgart, Germany. He received the Diploma degree (Dipl.-Geogr.) in geography and the Doctoral degree (Dr.-Ing.) in aerospace engineering and geodesy from the University Stuttgart, Stuttgart, in 2001 and 2007, respectively.From fall 2001 to the end of 2007, he was a Research Assistant with the Institute for Photogrammetry, University Stuttgart. Between 2004 and 2005, he was a Visiting Scholar with Wuhan University, Wuhan, China. From 2008–2010, he has been a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the State Key Laboratory of Information Engineering in Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing (LIESMARS), Wuhan University. From 2010–2015 he was Associate Professor for Radar Remote Sensing with LIESMARS. Since 2015 he is Full Professor with LIESMARS. Since 2021, he is Vice-Director of the International Academy of GeoInformation, Wuhan University.He serves as Associate Editor for the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine and MDPI's Remote Sensing. He is member of the editorial board of Geo-Spatial Information Science and the Journal of Digital Earth. Since 2016 he is Chair of an ISPRS Commission I Working Group on SAR from 2016–2022 and again from 2022–2026. He has authored and co-authored more than 150 scientific articles in journals, books, and conference proceedings.Timo Balz's research interests include surface motion estimation with SAR, data visualization, SAR geodesy, and the use of SAR data to support archaeological prospections.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 7.3.2025
• Reihe/Serie: Topics in Advanced Geoinformatics
• Reihe/Serie: TOPICS IN ADVANCED GEOINFORMATICS
• Verlagsort: Singapore
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Technik
• ISBN-13: 9789811298554 / 9789811298554