Introduction to Radar Remote Sensing

Introduction to the principles behind, and applications of, radar as a remote sensing tool. Radar observables and the radar equation, system and subsystem design, signal processing and matched filters, detection problems, radar imaging, range-Doppler processing, interaction of radar waves with Earth or planetary surfaces, interferometers. Applications include polarimetry for surface characterization, measurement of topography and surface change, moving object detection and motion measurements. Graduate/Advanced undergraduate level. Undergraduate students should enroll for 4 units, and graduate students should enroll for 3 units. Prerequisites: deterministic signal processing (EE 102A + B or equivalent); probability and estimation (EE 178 or equivalent).