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Articles | Volume XLIII-B3-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIII-B3-2021-177-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIII-B3-2021-177-2021
28 Jun 2021
 | 28 Jun 2021

ACTIVE REFLECTORS FOR INTERFEROMETRIC SAR DEFORMATION MEASUREMENT

Y. Wassie, M. Crosetto, G. Luzi, O. Monserrat, A. Barra, R. Palamá, M. Cuevas-González, S. M. Mirmazloumi, P. Espín-López, and B. Crippa

Keywords: Deformation, monitoring, SAR, active reflectors

Abstract. This paper is focused on the design, implementation and testing of an active reflector, to be used to support deformation monitoring studies based on Synthetic Aperture Radar interferometry. The device is designed to work in C-band with Sentinel-1 data, operating at 5.405 GHz ± 50 MHz. A brief description of the active reflector is provided. It consists of two antennas and an amplifying section. The active reflector has been tested in different experiments. In this paper, we describe the experiment carried out in the Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia (Castelldefels, Barcelona). The result shows a strong correlation with temperature. A calibration test was carried out to experimentally derive a calibration curve to correct the effect of temperature on phase stability.