[PP2-3-5] Side-looking Airborne Radar

Side-looking airborne radar (SLAR) is a high-resolution real aperture radar (RAR) or a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) having antennas aimed to the right or left of the flight path. It operates in a side-looking configuration, left or right with reference to the flight direction. It is an active, all-weather, day/night remote sensor onboar an airborne platform.

External resources

• Henderson, F. M. & Lewis, A. J. (ed.) (1998). Principles & Applications of Imaging RADAR. Manual of Remote Sensing. Third Edition, Volume 2. John Wiley & Sons, USA.

Learning outcomes

• 2041 - Explain principles of the side-looking airborne radar

  Explain principles of the side-looking airborne radar

Self assessment

Outgoing relations

• [PP2-3-5] Side-looking Airborne Radar subclassof [PP2-3] Detecting microwaves
• [PP2-3-5] Side-looking Airborne Radar subclassof [PS2-2-2] Airborne platforms and systems