Evaluation of ICEYE Microsatellites Sensor for Surface Motion Detection—Jakobshavn Glacier Case Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Satellite Mission Overview
2.3. Data and Method
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Date | Sensor | Acquisition Mode | Incident Angle [°] | Heading [°] | Pixel Spacing | Swath Width | Polarization | Orbit Direction |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 January | S-1A | Interferometric Wide | 30.3–45.6 | 203.7 | 10 × 10 m | 250 km | HH | desc |
5 January | X4 | Stripmap High | 26.9–30.1 | 196.5 | 2.5 × 2.5 m | 30 km | VV | desc |
9 January | S-1B | Interferometric Wide | 30.3–45.6 | 203.2 | 10 × 10 m | 250 km | HH | desc |
9 January | X7 | Stripmap High | 18.0–22.4 | 198.4 | 2.5 × 2.5 m | 30 km | VV | desc |
Parameter | ICEYE | Sentinel-1 |
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Max velocity [m/day] | 50 | 50 |
Registration window width [pxl] | 128 | 128 |
Registration window height [pxl] | 128 | 128 |
Grid azimuth spacing [pxl] | 40 | 10 |
Grid range spacing [pxl] | 40 | 10 |
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Łukosz, M.A.; Hejmanowski, R.; Witkowski, W.T. Evaluation of ICEYE Microsatellites Sensor for Surface Motion Detection—Jakobshavn Glacier Case Study. Energies 2021, 14, 3424. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14123424
Łukosz MA, Hejmanowski R, Witkowski WT. Evaluation of ICEYE Microsatellites Sensor for Surface Motion Detection—Jakobshavn Glacier Case Study. Energies. 2021; 14(12):3424. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14123424
Chicago/Turabian StyleŁukosz, Magdalena A., Ryszard Hejmanowski, and Wojciech T. Witkowski. 2021. "Evaluation of ICEYE Microsatellites Sensor for Surface Motion Detection—Jakobshavn Glacier Case Study" Energies 14, no. 12: 3424. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14123424