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Synthetic aperture radar — systems and signal processing
Signal Processing29 (1992) 107 Elsevier
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Book review "Synthetic Aperture Radar - Systems and Signal Processing", by John C. Curlander, California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, USA and Robert N. McDonough, John Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA. Publishers: John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Baffins Lane, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 IUD, United Kingdom, 1991, ISBN 0-47185770-X Synthetic Aperture Radar, Systems and Signal Processing by John C. Curlander and Robert N. McDonough is exceptionally well written and the most complete book published about the subject. The work done by the authors is impressing. This book is bound to be the standard reference of SAR technology in the future. The book begins with a well balanced, analytical introduction that provides answers to why and how SAR technology is used and what are the theoretical and practical limitations. The introductory first chapter is 70 pages long and worth of every page. Even the theoretical parts of the chapter are enjoyable reading. The following chapters from 2 to 5 give detailed theoretical tutorial and reference material. Topics are handled in the SAR perspective. Logical and thorough 178 pages long presentation of radar equation, signal compression and image processing is adequate for most readers and provides easily
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digestible basic knowledge even for a newcomer on the field. Analysis of the flying SAR system requirements and solution is the subject of Chapter 6. Radiometric and geometric calibration of SAR data is studied in Chapters 7 and 8. These calibrations affect on the value of the measured data and effect on the system design. Ground systems hardware requirements, architecture and processing algorithms for image processing are reviewed in Chapter 9. These chapters consisting of 250 pages deal in depth with practical design work problems that are normally omitted in theoretical papers and tutorial articles making the book unique. The last 100 pages of the book include one shorter chapter and four appendixes. Chapter 10 of the book is a survey of less common SAR image processing algorithms like deramp compression, step transform and polar processing. Appendixes cover basic knowledge of digital signal processing, satellite orbits, compression filter parameters, nonlinear distortion analysis and a review of the Alaska SAR facility. This is a good book!
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Book review "Synthetic Aperture Radar - Systems and Signal Processing", by John C. Curlander, California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, USA and Robert N. McDonough, John Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, USA. Publishers: John Wiley & Sons Ltd., Baffins Lane, Chichester, West Sussex PO19 IUD, United Kingdom, 1991, ISBN 0-47185770-X Synthetic Aperture Radar, Systems and Signal Processing by John C. Curlander and Robert N. McDonough is exceptionally well written and the most complete book published about the subject. The work done by the authors is impressing. This book is bound to be the standard reference of SAR technology in the future. The book begins with a well balanced, analytical introduction that provides answers to why and how SAR technology is used and what are the theoretical and practical limitations. The introductory first chapter is 70 pages long and worth of every page. Even the theoretical parts of the chapter are enjoyable reading. The following chapters from 2 to 5 give detailed theoretical tutorial and reference material. Topics are handled in the SAR perspective. Logical and thorough 178 pages long presentation of radar equation, signal compression and image processing is adequate for most readers and provides easily
Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.
digestible basic knowledge even for a newcomer on the field. Analysis of the flying SAR system requirements and solution is the subject of Chapter 6. Radiometric and geometric calibration of SAR data is studied in Chapters 7 and 8. These calibrations affect on the value of the measured data and effect on the system design. Ground systems hardware requirements, architecture and processing algorithms for image processing are reviewed in Chapter 9. These chapters consisting of 250 pages deal in depth with practical design work problems that are normally omitted in theoretical papers and tutorial articles making the book unique. The last 100 pages of the book include one shorter chapter and four appendixes. Chapter 10 of the book is a survey of less common SAR image processing algorithms like deramp compression, step transform and polar processing. Appendixes cover basic knowledge of digital signal processing, satellite orbits, compression filter parameters, nonlinear distortion analysis and a review of the Alaska SAR facility. This is a good book!
Timo Lensu Technical Research Centre q/" Finland Telecommunications Laborato O' P.O. Box 316 33101 Tampere, Finkmd