Approaches for Joint Retrieval of Wind Speed and Significant Wave Height and Further Improvement for Tiangong-2 Interferometric Imaging Radar Altimeter

G Li, Y Zhang, X Dong - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
The interferometric imaging radar altimeter (InIRA) adopts a short baseline along with small
incidence angles to acquire interferometric signals from the sea surface with high accuracy …

Sea surface wind speed retrieval and validation of the interferometric imaging radar altimeter aboard the Chinese Tiangong-2 space laboratory

L Ren, J Yang, Y Jia, X Dong, J Wang… - IEEE Journal of …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This study focuses on the retrieval and validation of sea-surface wind speeds using data
from the interferometric imaging radar altimeter (InIRA) aboard the Chinese Tiangong-2 …

New Ku-Band Geophysical Model Function and Wind Speed Retrieval Algorithm Developed for Tiangong-2 Interferometric Imaging Radar Altimeter

G Li, Y Zhang, X Dong - IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A Ku-band geophysical model function for wind speed retrieval named as KuLMOD-H is
proposed based on the quasi-specular reflection model for the Chinese Tiangong-2 …

Exploring for the wind speed retrieval from Interferometric Imaging Radar Altimeter

L Ren, J Yang, Y Zhang, W Zhai… - … and Remote Sensing …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Interferometric Imaging Radar Altimeter (InIRA) is a new generation radar altimeter
developed by China, which combines the function of interferometric radar altimeter and …

Preliminary significant wave height retrieval from interferometric imaging radar altimeter aboard the Chinese Tiangong-2 space laboratory

L Ren, J Yang, X Dong, Y Jia, Y Zhang - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
The interferometric imaging radar altimeter (InIRA) aboard the Chinese Tiangong-2 space
laboratory is the first spaceborne imaging radar working at low incidence angles. This study …

Preliminary evaluation and correction of sea surface height from Chinese Tiangong-2 interferometric imaging radar altimeter

L Ren, J Yang, X Dong, Y Zhang, Y Jia - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
In this study, we performed preliminary comparative evaluation and correction of two-
dimensional sea surface height (SSH) data from the Chinese Tiangong-2 Interferometric …

Wind Wave and Wind Speed Inversion Based on Azimuth Cutoff of Airborne IRA Images

D Sun, Y Wang, Y Zhang, H Sun… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The azimuth cutoff of interferometric radar altimeter (IRA) image, which is acquired at small
incidence angles, is mainly determined by the vertical component of the orbital velocity of …

Cross-track error correction and evaluation of the tiangong-2 interferometric imaging radar altimeter

X Miao, J Wang, P Mao, H Miao - IEEE Geoscience and Remote …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Interferometric Imaging Radar Altimeter (InIRA) carried on the Tiangong-2 Space
Laboratory can observe three-dimensional sea surface topography over a swath tens of …

Calibration of an airborne interferometric radar altimeter over the Qingdao coast sea, China

L Yang, Y Xu, X Zhou, L Zhu, Q Jiang, H Sun, G Chen… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Calibration/Validation (Cal/Val) of satellite altimeters is fundamental for monitoring onboard
sensor performance and ensuring long-term data quality. As altimeter technology has been …

Ocean wave inversion based on airborne IRA images

D Sun, Y Zhang, Y Wang, G Chen… - … on Geoscience and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The interferometric radar altimeter (IRA) is one of the main payloads of the “Guanlan” ocean
science satellite proposed by the National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology of …