[PS2-2-2-3-2-3-3] ScanSAR

ScanSAR is an aquisition mode of a SAR system. The sensor steers the antenna beam to illuminate a strip of terrain at any angle to the path of aircraft motion.

External resources

• Kramer, H. (2002). Observation of the Earth and its Environment. Survay of Missions and Sensonrs. 4th edition, pp. 1514, 522 illustrations, 857 tables, Springer Verlag, ISBN: 3-540-42388-5

Learning outcomes

• 2093 - Compare and discuss different SAR acquisition modes

  Compare and discuss different SAR acquisition modes

Self assessment

Outgoing relations

• [PS2-2-2-3-2-3-3] ScanSAR subclassof [PS2-2-3-3] Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) acquisition modes

Incoming relations

• [PS2-2-2-3-2-3-3-1] Interferometric Wide Swath Mode subclassof [PS2-2-2-3-2-3-3] ScanSAR
• [PS2-2-2-3-2-3-3-2] Extra Wide Swath Mode subclassof [PS2-2-2-3-2-3-3] ScanSAR