If you are a NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) or ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) scientist or algorithm developer the comprehensive date set this user handbook provides will be exceedingly useful.
The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), or NISAR, mission is a multi-disciplinary radar mission and is a joint partnership between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). In this text you will discover that many elements of NISAR are explored as a tool for measuring changes globally that can impact science breakthroughs.
The users’ handbook contains an extensive use of graphs, tables, photographs and examples of useful algorithms to present a comprehensive technical reference to better equip those engaged in the scientific endeavor to better understand the causes and consequences of land surface changes based upon the NISAR mission to make the necessary integrated measurements required for study and analysis.
In this technical and scientific reference, you will find a few chapters that feature examination of climate change factors with the use of NISAR measurements such as:
Solid Earth Processes
Ecosystems
Dynamics of Ice
Ocean Studies and Coastal Processes
Measurements in Surface Deformation and Change
And More
This volume also includes an extensive number of appendices to provide you with additional information not included within the main portion of the book. For example, the appendix back matter includes Glossary of Terms, Historical Background for NISAR, NISAR Science Team Contributors, Key Concepts, and Baseline Requirements to name a few.
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1 INTRODUCTION 1
2 SCIENCE FOCUS AREAS 6
2.1 Solid Earth Processes: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Landslides 8
2.2 Ecosystems: Biomass, Disturbance, Agriculture and Inundation 10
2.3 Dynamics of Ice: Ice sheets, Glaciers, and Sea Ice12
2.4 Applications 14
2.5 Disaster Response.18
2.6 Ocean Studies and Coastal Processes 19
3 MISSION MEASUREMENTS AND REQUIREMENTS 20
3.1 Measurements of surface deformation and change 20
3.2 Landcover and Forest characterization with L-band SAR 21
3.3 Requirements and Science Traceability 23
4.1 Observing Strategy 29
4.2 Reference Science Orbit 30
4.3 Mission Phases and Timeline 34
4.4 Ground Segment Overview 37
4.5 Telecommunications 40
4.6 Mission Planning and Operations 42
4.7 Instrument design .44
4.8 Flight Systems/Spacecraft 49
4.9 Project Status 51
5 MISSION DATA PRODUCTS 52
5.1 L0 Data Products 54
5.2 L1 Data Products 56
5.3 L2 Data Products 59
5.4 Data Product Delivery/How to access NISAR data 60
6 SCIENCE DATA PRODUCTS AND VALIDATION APPROACHES 62
6.1 Solid Earth Science products .62
6.1.1 Theoretical Basis of Algorithm .62
6.1.2 Implementation approach for algorithm 66
6.1.3 Planned output products 72
NISAR Science Users’ Handbook ii 6.2 Ecosystems Products- Biomass 72
6.2.1 Theoretical Basis of Algorithm 73
6.2.2 Implementation approach for algorithm 80
6.2.1 Planned output products 86
6.3 Ecosystems Products- Disturbance 88
6.3.1 Theoretical basis of algorithm 88
6.3.2 Implementation approach for algorithm 91
6.3.3 Planned output Products 97
6.4 Ecosystems Products – Inundation 97
6.4.1 Implementation approach for algorithm 99
6.4.2 Planned output products 103
6.5 Ecosystems Products – Crop Monitoring 103
6.5.1 Theoretical basis of algorithm 104
6.5.2 Implementation approach for algorithm 107
6.5.3 Planned Output Products 110
6.6 Cryosphere products- Ice Sheets 110
6.6.1 Theoretical basis of algorithm 111
6.6.2 Implementation approach for algorithm 114
6.6.3 Planned output products 123
6.7 Cryosphere products- Sea Ice 123
6.7.1 Theoretical basis of algorithm 124
6.7.2 Implementation approach for algorithm 130
6.7.3 Planned output products 134
7 ERROR SOURCES 135
7.1 Polarimetric Error Sources 135
7.2 Interferometric Error Sources 137
8 CALIBRATION AND VALIDATION 141
8.1 Background 141
8.2 Calibration and Validation activities 142
8.3 Calibration/Validation Roles and Responsibilities 150
9 CONCLUSIONS 152
10 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 154
11 REFERENCES.156
12 GLOSSARY 176
The primary users of the information provided within this user handbook are NISAR scientists and algorithm developers, however anyone interested in the study of earth’s geologic and environmental changes will be interested in this handbook.
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