As an active microwave remote sensing imaging sensor, Synthetic Aperture Radar(SAR) plays an important role in earth observation. Here we establish a SAR system based on the platform of the moon. This will aid large-s...As an active microwave remote sensing imaging sensor, Synthetic Aperture Radar(SAR) plays an important role in earth observation. Here we establish a SAR system based on the platform of the moon. This will aid large-scale, constant, and long-term dynamic Earth observations to better meet the needs of global change research and to complement the space borne and airborne earth observations. Lunar-based SAR systems have the characteristics of high resolution and wide swath width. The swath width could be thousands of kilometers in the stripe mode and it could cover 40% of earth's surface with 10 meters or even higher spatial resolution in the scanning mode. Using the simplified observation model, here we quantitatively analyze the spatial resolution and coverage area of lunar-based SAR and simulate the observation on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau and the Amazon plain. The results show that this system could provide near 100% daily coverage of the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, whereas 40% to 70% daily coverage of the Amazon plain. Lunar-based SAR could provide large-scale, long-term and stable time series data in order to support future research of global change.展开更多
美国GSSR(Goldstone Solar System Radar)成像雷达系统在国际深空探测中扮演重要的角色,已广泛应用于月球地形测绘、火星探测、小行星轨道测定和深空探测器测控等。梳理了GSSR系统研究背景和发展现状,分析了其系统组成及对近地天体主动...美国GSSR(Goldstone Solar System Radar)成像雷达系统在国际深空探测中扮演重要的角色,已广泛应用于月球地形测绘、火星探测、小行星轨道测定和深空探测器测控等。梳理了GSSR系统研究背景和发展现状,分析了其系统组成及对近地天体主动探测的观测原理,并着重介绍了GSSR在深空探测领域的最新应用进展,最后探讨了GSSR成像雷达对我国深空探测任务和月基雷达对地观测研究的启示。展开更多
基金supported by National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2009CB723906)National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 60972141)
文摘As an active microwave remote sensing imaging sensor, Synthetic Aperture Radar(SAR) plays an important role in earth observation. Here we establish a SAR system based on the platform of the moon. This will aid large-scale, constant, and long-term dynamic Earth observations to better meet the needs of global change research and to complement the space borne and airborne earth observations. Lunar-based SAR systems have the characteristics of high resolution and wide swath width. The swath width could be thousands of kilometers in the stripe mode and it could cover 40% of earth's surface with 10 meters or even higher spatial resolution in the scanning mode. Using the simplified observation model, here we quantitatively analyze the spatial resolution and coverage area of lunar-based SAR and simulate the observation on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau and the Amazon plain. The results show that this system could provide near 100% daily coverage of the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, whereas 40% to 70% daily coverage of the Amazon plain. Lunar-based SAR could provide large-scale, long-term and stable time series data in order to support future research of global change.
文摘美国GSSR(Goldstone Solar System Radar)成像雷达系统在国际深空探测中扮演重要的角色,已广泛应用于月球地形测绘、火星探测、小行星轨道测定和深空探测器测控等。梳理了GSSR系统研究背景和发展现状,分析了其系统组成及对近地天体主动探测的观测原理,并着重介绍了GSSR在深空探测领域的最新应用进展,最后探讨了GSSR成像雷达对我国深空探测任务和月基雷达对地观测研究的启示。
