Publications of Alberto Moreira

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Publications of Alberto Moreira

Articles in journal, book chapters

  1. G. Krieger, I. Hajnsek, K. P. Papathanassiou, M. Younis, and A. Moreira. Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Missions Employing Formation Flying. Proceedings of the IEEE, 98(5):816-843, May 2010. ISSN: 0018-9219. Keyword(s): Tandem-L, Tandem-X, Formation Flying, Spaceborne SAR.


  2. P. Prats, R. Scheiber, J. Mittermayer, A. Meta, and A. Moreira. Processing of Sliding Spotlight and TOPS SAR Data Using Baseband Azimuth Scaling. Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on, 48(2):770-780, Feb. 2010. ISSN: 0196-2892. Keyword(s): data acquisition, geophysical image processing, radar imaging, synthetic aperture radar, Doppler centroid, SAR processing, ScanSAR mode, TOPS SAR Data, TerraSAR-X, azimuth processing, baseband azimuth scaling, data focusing, phase preserving processor, sliding spotlight, synthetic aperture radar, terrain observation, Azimuth scaling, SAR processing, ScanSAR, Terrain Observation by Progressive Scans (TOPS), spotlight, synthetic aperture radar (SAR).


  3. M. Rodriguez-Cassola, S.V. Baumgartner, G. Krieger, and A. Moreira. Bistatic TerraSAR-X/F-SAR Spaceborne-Airborne SAR Experiment: Description, Data Processing, and Results. IEEE_J_GRS, 48(2):781-794, February 2010. ISSN: 0196-2892. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Bistatic SAR, Doppler information, German Aerospace Center, TerraSAR-X/F-SAR bistatic data, backscatter, bistatic backprojection algorithm, bistatic synthetic aperture radar, calibration, data processing, first X-band spaceborne-airborne SAR, nonstationary bistatic acquisitions, phase-preserving bistatic focusing, synchronization algorithm, airborne radar, backscatter, calibration, data acquisition, geophysical signal processing, radar signal processing, remote sensing by radar, spaceborne radar, synchronisation, synthetic aperture radar;.


  4. Matteo Nannini, Rolf Scheiber, and Alberto Moreira. Estimation of the Minimum Number of Tracks for SAR Tomography. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 47(2):531-543, Feb. 2009. ISSN: 0196-2892. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, Capon, MUSIC, image reconstruction, airboren SAR, image representation, radar interferometry, synthetic aperture radar3D representation, German Aerospace Center, DLR, L-band, SAR interferometry, SARTom, data acquisition, equivalent targets, experimental SAR system, minimum tomographic aperture, spheroidal wave functions, subspace superresolution methods, synthetic aperture radar tomography, tracks minimum number determination, volumetric source, ESAR.


  5. Karlus A. Cāmara de Macedo, Rolf Scheiber, and Alberto Moreira. An Autofocus Approach for Residual Motion Errors With Application to Airborne Repeat-Pass SAR Interferometry. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 46(10):3151-3162, October 2008. ISSN: 0196-2892. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Autofocus, Residual Motion Errors, WPCA, Weighted PCA, Weighted Phase Curvature Autofocus, Phase Curvature Autofocus, PCA, Phase Gradient Autofocus, PGA, Repeat-Pass Interferometry, Interferometry, InSAR, D-InSAR, Differential SAR Interferometry, E-SAR, airborne SAR, Baseline Calibration, Tomography, SAR Tomography, deformation, geophysical techniques, synthetic aperture radar, topography (Earth)E-SAR system, German Aerospace Center, airborne repeat-pass SAR Interferometry, autofocus algorithm, autofocus techniques, high-precision navigation system, image processing, interferometric-phase accuracy, phase curvature autofocus, residual motion errors, synthetic-aperture-radar, terrain deformations measurement, weighted least squares phase estimation.


  6. Pau Prats, J.J. Mallorqui, Andreas Reigber, Rolf Scheiber, and Alberto Moreira. Estimation of the Temporal Evolution of the Deformation Using Airborne Differential SAR Interferometry. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 46(4):1065-1078, April 2008. ISSN: 0196-2892. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, DInSAR, InSAR, Interferometry, digital elevation models, error analysis, motion compensation, MoComp, radar interferometry, Multi-Baseline SAR, synthetic aperture radar, topography (Earth)DLR, Experimental SAR system, E-SAR, Airborne SAR, German Aerospace Center, agricultural fields, airborne differential synthetic aperture radar interferometry, baseline error, corner reflector, deformation, differential interferometry processor, digital elevation model, image coregistration, residual motion errors, temporal evolution, topography.


  7. P. Prats, J.J. Mallorqui, A. Reigber, R. Scheiber, and A. Moreira. Estimation of the Temporal Evolution of the Deformation Using Airborne Differential SAR Interferometry. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 46(4):1065-1078, Apr. 2008. Keyword(s): digital elevation models, error analysis, motion compensation, radar interferometry, synthetic aperture radar, topography (Earth), DLR, Experimental SAR system, German Aerospace Center, agricultural fields, airborne differential synthetic aperture radar interferometry, baseline error, corner reflector, deformation, differential interferometry processor, digital elevation model, image coregistration, residual motion errors, temporal evolution, topography, Differential interferometry, SAR processing, interferometry, motion compensation (MoCo), synthetic aperture radar (SAR);.


  8. G. Krieger, A. Moreira, H. Fiedler, I. Hajnsek, M. Werner, M. Younis, and M. Zink. TanDEM-X: A Satellite Formation for High-Resolution SAR Interferometry. IEEE_J_GRS, 45(11):3317-3341, November 2007. ISSN: 0196-2892. Keyword(s): HRTI-3 specification, TanDEM-X mission concept, TerraSAR-X add-on for Digital Elevation Measurement, TerraSAR-X radar satellites, bistatic data acquisition, global digital elevation model, high-resolution SAR interferometry, radar applications, radar imaging techniques, remote sensing applications, satellite formation flying concept, spaceborne radar interferometer, synchonization, synthetic aperture radar, data acquisition, digital elevation models, geophysical techniques, radar imaging, radar interferometry, remote sensing by radar, spaceborne radar, synthetic aperture radar;.


  9. Andreas Reigber, E. Alivizatos, A. Potsis, and Alberto Moreira. Extended wavenumber-domain synthetic aperture radar focusing with integrated motion compensation. Radar, Sonar and Navigation, IEE Proceedings, 153(3):301-310, 2006. ISSN: 1350-2395. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, omega-k, Range Migration Algorithm, Wavenumber Domain Algorithm, Extended omega-k, EOK, Extended Wavenumber Domain Algorithm, Motion Compensation, Squinted SAR, Airborne SAR, E-SAR, ECS, Extended Chirp Scaling.


  10. A. Reigber, E. Alivizatos, A. Potsis, and A. Moreira. Extended wavenumber-domain synthetic aperture radar focusing with integrated motion compensation. Radar, Sonar and Navigation, IEE Proceedings -, 153(3):301-310, 2006. ISSN: 1350-2395.


  11. A. Potsis, A. Reigber, J. Mittermayer, A. Moreira, and N. Uzunoglou. Sub-aperture algorithm for motion compensation improvement in wide-beam SAR data processing. Electronics Letters, 37(23):1405-1407, 2001. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, error compensation, Motion Compensation, radar imaging, Airborne SAR, synthetic aperture radar, motion compensation improvement, residual motion error compensation, strong motion errors, sub-aperture algorithm, synthetic aperture radar processing, wide-beam SAR data processing, wide-beam azimuth processing, ESAR, P-Band.


  12. Andreas Reigber, Konstantinos P. Papathanassiou, Shane R. Cloude, and Alberto Moreira. SAR Tomography and Interferometry for the Remote Sensing of Forested Terrain. EUSAR 2000 Special Issue, Frequenz, Zeitschrift für Telekommunikation (Journal of Telecommunications), 55:119-122, March/April 2001. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Tomography, SAR Tomography, Interferometry, Multi-Antenna Interferometry, Multi-Baseline Interferometry, 3D imaging, Airborne SAR, L-Band, E-SAR.


  13. Marc Bara, Rolf Scheiber, Antoni Broquetas, and Alberto Moreira. Interferometric SAR signal analysis in the presence of squint. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 38(5):2164-2178, September 2000. ISSN: 0196-2892. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, InSAR, Interferometry, SAR Interferometry, Airborne SAR, Phase Ramp, Impulse Response Function, IRF Analysis, Phase Plots, E-SAR, geophysical techniques, radar imaging, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping, topography (Earth), geophysical measurement technique, high squint angle, impulse response function, interferometric SAR, land surface, misregistration, phase bias, phase ramp, radar imaging, radar remote sensing, squint, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping, topography.


  14. A. Reigber and A. Moreira. First Demonstration of Airborne SAR Tomography Using Multibaseline L-Band Data. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 38(5):2142-2152, 2000. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, airborne radar, geophysical techniques, radar imaging, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping, topography (Earth), InSAR, L-Band, SAR interferometry, SAR Tomography, Tomography, UHF, airborne radar, aperture synthesis, geophysical measurement technique, height ambiguity, land surface, multibaseline imaging geometry, multibaseline method, phase difference, radar imaging, radar polarimetry, radar remote sensing, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping, tomographic imaging, topography, undersampled spatial distribution, ESAR.


  15. Rolf Scheiber and Alberto Moreira. Coregistration of interferometric SAR images using spectral diversity. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 38(5):2179-2191, September 2000. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Spectral Diversity, Coregistration, Image Coregistration, InSAR, SAR Interferometry, Airborne SAR, Spaceborne SAR, geophysical signal processing, geophysical techniques, image registration, radar imaging, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mappingInSAR, complex SAR signal, geophysical measurement technique, image registration, land surface, radar imaging, radar remote sensing, relative misregistration, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping.


  16. Josef Mittermayer, Alberto Moreira, and Otmar Loffeld. Spotlight SAR data processing using the frequency scaling algorithm. Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on, 37(5):2198-2214, September 1999. ISSN: 0196-2892. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Spotlight SAR, dechirp, dechirp-on-receive, Doppler radar, geophysical signal processing, radar imaging, remote sensing by radar, spectral analysis, synthetic aperture radarazimuth processing, azimuth scaling, chirp convolution, frequency scaling algorithm, Chirp Scaling Algorithm, nonchirped SAR signals, nonchirped raw data, range Doppler domain, range cell migration correction, residual video phase, RVP, spectral analysis approach, spotlight SAR data processing, stripmap raw data, subaperture approach.


  17. Alberto Moreira, Josef Mittermayer, and Rolf Scheiber. Extended Chirp Scaling Algorithm for Air- and Spaceborne SAR Data Processing in Stripmap and ScanSAR Imaging Modes. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 34(5):1123-1136, Sept. 1996. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Chirp Scaling Algorithm, Extended Chirp Scaling Algorithm, Spaceborne SAR, Airborne SAR, ScanSAR, Automatic Azimuth Coregistration, Azimuth Scaling, Squinted SAR, Interferometry, Phase-Preserving Processing, Range Scaling Formulation, Stripmap SAR, Subaperture Processing, Terrain Mapping.


  18. Alberto Moreira and Yonghong Huang. Airborne SAR Processing of Highly Squinted Data Using a Chirp Scaling Approach with Integrated Motion Compensation. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 32(5):1029-1040, Sept. 1994. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Chirp Scaling Algorithm, Extended Chirp Scaling Algorithm, Motion Compensation, Motion Estimation, Squinted SAR, Cubic Phase Term, Airborne SAR, Automatic Azimuth Coregistration, Azimuth Scaling, Squinted SAR, Interferometry, Phase-Preserving Processing, Range Scaling Formulation, Stripmap SAR, Subaperture Processing, Terrain Mapping.


Conference articles

  1. G. Krieger, I. Hajnsek, K. P. Papathanassiou, M. Eineder, M. Younis, F. De Zan, P. Prats, S. Huber, M. Werner, H. Fiedler, A. Freeman, P. Rosen, S. Hensley, W. Johnson, L. Veilleux, B. Grafmueller, R. Werninghaus, R. Bamler, and A. Moreira. The Tandem-L mission proposal: Monitoring Earth's dynamics with high resolution SAR interferometry. In Proc. IEEE Radar Conf., pages 1-6, May 2009. ISSN: 1097-5659. Keyword(s): Earth's Dynamics Monitoring, Tandem-L mission, advanced digital beamforming techniques, biomass inventories, glacier movement observations, global forest height, high data acquisition, high resolution SAR interferometry, innovative interferometric radar mission, millimetric displacements measurements, polarimetric radar mission, synthetic aperture radar, tectonic shifts, data acquisition, glaciology, radar interferometry, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, tectonics, vegetation;.


  2. Alberto Moreira, Gerhard Krieger, Irena Hajnsek, Kostas Papathanassiou, Michael Eineder, Francesco De Zan, Marwan Younis, and Marian Werner. Tandem-L: Monitoring the Earth's Dynamics with InSAR and Pol-InSAR. In Proc. PolInSAR, Frascati, Italy (ESA SP-668), January 2009. Keyword(s): Earth's Dynamics Monitoring, Tandem-L mission, advanced digital beamforming techniques, biomass inventories, glacier movement observations, global forest height, high data acquisition, high resolution SAR interferometry, innovative interferometric radar mission, millimetric displacements measurements, polarimetric radar mission, synthetic aperture radar, tectonic shifts, data acquisition, glaciology, radar interferometry, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, tectonics, vegetation;.


  3. Matteo Nannini, Rolf Scheiber, and Alberto Moreira. On the Minimum Number of Tracks for SAR Tomography. In , volume 2, pages 441-444, July 2008. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, Capon, MUSIC, image reconstruction, airboren SAR, image representation, radar interferometry, synthetic aperture radar3D representation, German Aerospace Center, DLR, L-band, SAR interferometry, SARTom, data acquisition, equivalent targets, experimental SAR system, minimum tomographic aperture, spheroidal wave functions, subspace superresolution methods, synthetic aperture radar tomography, tracks minimum number determination, volumetric source, ESAR.


  4. Karlus A. Cāmara de Macedo, Rolf Scheiber, and Alberto Moreira. An autofocus approach for residual motion errors with application to airborne repeat-pass SAR interferometry. In IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2007, Barcelona, Spain, pages 4886 - 4889, July 2007. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Autofocus, Residual Motion Errors, WPCA, Weighted PCA, Weighted Phase Curvature Autofocus, Phase Curvature Autofocus, PCA, Phase Gradient Autofocus, PGA, Repeat-Pass Interferometry, Interferometry, E-SAR, airborne SAR, Baseline Calibration, Tomography, SAR Tomography.


  5. Karlus A. Cāmara de Macedo, Rolf Scheiber, and Alberto Moreira. First Evaluations of Airborne InSAR Time-Series. In Proc. of EUSAR 2006 - 6th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar, 2006. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, SAR Interferometry, Interferometry, Permanent Scatterers, Phase Gradient Autofocus, PS-PGA, Autofocus, Motion Compensation, Residual Motion Error, Repeat-Pass Interferometry, Phase Calibration, Baseline Calibration, Tomographic Baseline Calibration, Airborne SAR, E-SAR.


  6. P. Prats, A. Reigber, J. Mallorqui, P. Blanco, and A. Moreira. Estimation of the Deformation Temporal Evolution Using Airborne Differential SAR Interferometry. In Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2006. IGARSS 2006. IEEE International Conference on, pages 1894-1897, July 31 2006-Aug. 4 2006. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, D-InSAR, ESAR, Airborne SAR, L-Band, differential interferometry, Interferometry, Motion Compensation, RME, Residual Motion Errors, deformation measurement.


  7. Emmanouil Alivizatos, Athanasios Potsis, Andreas Reigber, Alberto Moreira, and Nikolaos K. Uzunoglou. SAR Processing with Motion Compensation using the Extended Wavenumber Algorithm. In Proc. of EUSAR 2004 - 5th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar, pages 157-160, 2004. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, omega-k, Range Migration Algorithm, Wavenumber Domain Algorithm, Extended omega-k, Extended Wavenumber Domain Algorithm, Motion Compensation, Squinted SAR, Airborne SAR.


  8. Gerhard Krieger, Nicolas Gebert, and Alberto Moreira. SAR Signal Reconstruction from Non-Uniform Displaced Phase Centre Sampling. In IGARSS '04, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Sept 2004. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Bistatic SAR, Bistatic Processing, Dual Receive Antenna.


  9. A. Reigber, A. Potsis, E. Alivizatos, N. Uzunoglu, and A. Moreira. Wavenumber domain SAR focusing with integrated motion compensation. In Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2003. IGARSS '03. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE International, volume 3, pages 1465-1467, 2003. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, omega-k, Range Migration Algorithm, Wavenumber Domain Algorithm, Extended omega-k, Extended Wavenumber Domain Algorithm, Motion Compensation, Squinted SAR, Airborne SAR.


  10. Athanasios Potsis, Andreas Reigber, Emmanouil Alivizatos, Alberto Moreira, and Nikolaos K. Uzunoglou. Comparison of Chirp Scaling and Wavenumber Domain Algorithms for Airborne Low-Frequency SAR. In Francesco Posa, editor, SAR Image Analysis, Modeling, and Techniques V, volume 4883, pages 25-36, March 2002. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Chirp Scaling Algorithm, Extended Chirp Scaling Algorithm, omega-k, Range Migration Algorithm, Wavenumber Domain Algorithm, Comparison of Algorithms, P-Band, Wideband SAR, Airborne SAR.


  11. Alberto Moreira and Rolf Scheiber. Doppler parameter estimation algorithms for SAR processing with the chirp scaling approach. In Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1994. IGARSS '94. 'Surface and Atmospheric Remote Sensing: Technologies, Data Analysis and Interpretation'., International, volume 4, pages 1977-1979, 1994. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Doppler Centroid Estimation, Doppler Ambiguity Resolver, DAR, SDE, CDE, Sign Doppler Estimator, Correlation Doppler Estimator, Doppler radar, FM radar, airborne radar, geophysical signal processing, geophysical techniques, radar applications, radar imaging, remote sensing by radar, spaceborne radar, synthetic aperture radar, Doppler parameter estimation algorithm, Doppler parameters, Doppler rate, SAC, SAR imaging, SAR processing, SPECAN, airborne radar, autocorrelation function, Chirp Scaling Algorithm, chirp scaling approach, correlation method, geophysical measurement technique, image processing, land surface, range-frequency centroid, remote sensing, shift and correlate algorithm, signal processing, spaceborne SAR, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping.


  12. Rolf Scheiber and Alberto Moreira. Extension of the Correlation Doppler Estimator for Determination of the Doppler Rate and for Resolving the PRF-Ambiguity. In Giorgio Franceschetti, editor, SAR Data Processing for Remote Sensing, volume SPIE2316, pages 33-41, 1994. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Doppler Centroid, Doppler Centroid Estimation, Clutterlock, Correlation Doppler Estimator, CDE, Sign Doppler Estimator, SDE, Doppler Ambiguity Resolver, DAR, Doppler Rate Estimation, Autofocus.


  13. Alberto Moreira, Artur Brodscholl, Jacob Dom, Frank Kochsiek, and Winfried Poetzsch. Airborne Real-time SAR Processing Activities at DLR. In Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1992. IGARSS '92. International, pages 412-414, 1992. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Real-Time SAR Processing, Subaperture Processing, Real-Time Subaperture Processing, Hardware Processor, STC, Sensitivity Time Control.


  14. Tapan Misra and Alberto Moreira. A New Method For Generation Of Optimum Matched Filter From Replica Data For Pulse Compression. In Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1991. IGARSS '91. 'Remote Sensing: Global Monitoring for Earth Management'., International, volume 2, pages 1011-1014, 1991. Keyword(s): SAR Processing, Range Compression, Pulse Compression, Matched Filter, Replica, Chirp Replica, Optimum Matched Filter.


Miscellaneous

  1. A. Colettaa, D. De Lisle, A. Moreira, A. Freeman, M. Shimada, T. Ainsworth, Konstatinos Papathanassiou, S. R. Cloude, P. Dubois-Fernandez, P. Lombardo, G. Trianni, K. Raney, A. Minchella, F. Charbonneau, L. Ferro-Famil, D. Floricioiu, S. Lehner, Irena Hajnsek, Ridha Touzi, Wolfgang Martin Boerner, Eric Pottier, and Fabio Rocca. Summaries and Recommendations of the POLInSAR 2009 Workshop, January 2009.



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