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Spotlight SAR Imaging Algorithms

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Imaging processing is the prominent technical characteristics and core content of synthetic aperture radar. Since 1970s, during more than 30 years’ development a number of imaging algorithms for Spotlight synthetic aperture radar have emerged in succession. For example: Polar format algorithm (PFA), the range migration algorithms (RMA), Chirp Scaling algorithm (CSA), extended CSA algorithm (ECSA), frequency Scaling algorithm (FSA), the two-step algorithm (TSP) and so on. This chapter covers detailed theory, signal modeling and computational processes of various algorithms, as well as special problems of imaging algorithms.

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Yang, R. et al. (2018). Spotlight SAR Imaging Algorithms. In: High-Resolution Microwave Imaging. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7138-6_8

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