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Advanced Antenna for Digital Beamforming SAR
Completed
TRL 5
Description
Develop a wideband (500 MHz) L-band phased-array antenna for airborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) applications based on a novel approach that will make possible meter-resolution and fully polarimetric measurements of permafrost and above ground biomass. The development will enable a new generation airborne Digital Beamforming Synthetic Aperture Radar (DBSAR-2) instrument that can significantly enhance the scientific measuring capability of existing SAR systems while providing critical data for carbon cycle studies.
Details
| Technology area | Communications, Navigation, and Orbital Debris Tracking and Characterization Systems > Radio Frequency > Innovative Antennas |
| Program | Advanced Component Technology Program (ACT) |
| Lead organization | NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC |
| Start date | 2011-12-01 |
| End date | 2014-04-30 |
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