Improved gnss-r altimetry methods: Theory and experimental demonstration using airborne dual frequency data from the microwave interferometric reflectometer (mir)

Altimetric performance of Global Navigation Satellite System - Reflectometry (GNSS-R) instruments depends on receiver’s bandwidth and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). The altimetric delay is usually computed from the time difference between the peak of the direct signal waveform and the maximum of the d...

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Autores: Cervelló i Nogués, Oriol, Muñoz Martín, Joan Francesc, Hyuk, Park|||0000-0003-0031-0802, Camps, Adriano, Onrubia Ibáñez, Raul, Pascual Biosca, Daniel|||0000-0001-8517-2415, Rudiger, Christoph, Walker, Jeffrey, Monerris Belda, Alessandra
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/361498
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/361498
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs13204186
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Global Positioning System
Dual band
Bandwidth
Coherent integration time
Ocean altimetry
Sea surface height
Airborne
Microwave Interferometric Reflectometer (MIR)
GNSS (Sistema de navegació)
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Radiocomunicació i exploració electromagnètica::Satèl·lits i ràdioenllaços
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Sumario:Altimetric performance of Global Navigation Satellite System - Reflectometry (GNSS-R) instruments depends on receiver’s bandwidth and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). The altimetric delay is usually computed from the time difference between the peak of the direct signal waveform and the maximum of the derivative of the reflected signal waveform. Dual-frequency data gathered by the airborne Microwave Interferometric Reflectometer (MIR) in the Bass Strait, between Australia and Tasmania, suggest that this approach is only valid for flat surfaces and large bandwidth receivers. This work analyses different methods to compute the altimetric observables using GNSS-R. A proposed novel method