Anno di pubblicazione: 2009
[Bov.FRINGE2009] F. Bovenga, V. M. Giacovazzo, A. Refice, N. Veneziani, R. Vitulli, “Multi-chromatic analysis of InSAR data: validation and potential”. In Proceedings of the Workshop Fringe 2009 – Advances in the Science and Applications of SAR Interferometry, November 30 – December 4, 2009, ESA/ESRIN, Frascati, Italy. Vol. ESA SP-677. ISBN 978-92-9221-241-4. ISSN 1609-042X.
The present paper presents the results of the application of Multi Chromatic Analysis (MCA) for height retrieval by processing both AES-1 airborne data and satellite TerraSAR-X data. In particular, a test of the robustness of the MCA technique with respect to total processed bandwidth has been performed through comparison of results from datasets with bandwidths spanning form 100 to 400 MHz. A first validation of the mentioned technique has been carried out by comparing the retrieved heights w.r.t. ground elevation from external SRTM DEM, as well as by verifying the reliability of the fringe classifications based on the integer number of phase cycles computed through MCA. Results are presented and commented by addressing potential and limitation of the technique.
Work supported by ESA ESTEC Contr. N.21319/07/NL/HE. Sample AES-1 data courtesy of SARMAP, while TerraSAR-X images are provided by DLR under a Scientific Use License for proposal MTH0397. The authors thank Ing. Davide Nitti from Politecnico di Bari for his help in pre-processing TSX data.