[PP2-3-8-4] Layover

Layover appears on very steep slopes, when the distance from the sensor to targets in the valley is larger than to the related mountain tops. The ordering of surface elements on the radar image is the reverse. This effect produces very bright features on the image.

External resources

• ESA (2020). Radar Course 3. Slant range / ground range. Earth Online.
  ESA (2020). Radar Course 3. Slant range / ground range. Earth Online.
• Franceschetti, G., Lanari, R. Synthetic Aperture Radar Processing, CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, USA, 1999.

Learning outcomes

• 2016 - Produce a geometrically corrected SAR image

  Produce a geometrically corrected SAR image

• 2017 - Explain and discuss what the layover is

  Explain and discuss what the layover is

Self assessment

Outgoing relations

• [PP2-3-8-4] Layover subclassof [PP2-3-8] Terrain reflectivity and geometric distortions

Contributors

• Clémence Dubois
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