ALOS-Next/TanDEM-L

A highly innovative SAR mission for global observation of dynamic processes on the earth's surface

Conference paper (2015)

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Alberto Moreira Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
Gerhard Krieger Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
Manabu Watanabe Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Masato Ohki Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Akihisa Uematsu Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Satoru Ozawa Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
I. Hajnsek ETH Zürich
Kostas Papathanassiou Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
Marwan Younis Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
Paco López-Dekker Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
Sigurd Huber Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
M. Eineder Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
Masanobu Shimada Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Takeshi Motohka Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
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Published Date

10-11-2015

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English

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Abstract

ALOS-Next/Tandem-L is a proposal for a highly innovative L-band SAR satellite mission for the global observation of dynamic processes on the Earth's surface with hitherto unparalleled quality and resolution. It is based on a collaboration between DLR and JAXA which started with a pre-phase A study in 2013 and is currently undergoing a phase A study. Thanks to the novel imaging techniques and the vast recording capacity with up to 8 Tbytes/day, it will provide vital information for solving pressing scientific questions in the biosphere, geosphere, cryosphere, and hydrosphere. By this, the new L-band SAR mission will make an essential contribution for a better understanding of the Earth system and its dynamics. ALOS-Next/Tandem-L will, moreover, open new opportunities for risk analysis, disaster management and environmental monitoring by employing especially designed acquisition modes and techniques in combination with a reconfigurable tandem satellite configuration and an L-band SAR instrument with advanced digital beamforming techniques.