A comparative analysis of three imaging algorithms for Ground Based Synthetic Aperture Radar (GB-SAR) systems has been conducted in order to select the most appropriate algorithm to be used in a landslide monitoring application. These algorithms are Frequency Domain Back Projection (FDBP), Range Migration Algorithm (RMA), and Discrete Linear Inverse Problem (DLIP). The comparison is based on image reconstruction quality, computational efficiency, and displacement measurement accuracy. Simulated and real data were used to test and compare the algorithms. Results show that FDBP is the most appropriate method for the proposed application. © 2020 IEEE.

Zonal wind estimates in the equatorial electrojet derived from coherent scatter echoes, specular meteor trail echoes, and optical limb scans are compared. While the three techniques exhibit broad overall agreement, significant differences in the results of the three techniques appear. The differences can be attributed in large part to horizontal inhomogeneity in the winds and the dissimilar averaging kernels of the three techniques.

We describe a mode for two-dimensional UHF (445 MHz) radar observations of F-region irregularities using the 14-panel version of the advanced modular incoherent scatter radar (AMISR-14). We also present and discuss examples of observations made by this mode. AMISR-14 is installed at the Jicamarca Radio Observatory (JRO, 11.95°S, 76.87°W, ~ 0.5° dip latitude) in Peru and, therefore, allows studies of ionospheric irregularities at the magnetic equator. The new mode takes advantage of the electronic beam-steering capability of the system to scan the equatorial F-region in the east–west direction. Therefore, it produces two-dimensional views of the spatial distribution of sub-meter field-aligned density irregularities in the magnetic equatorial plane. The scans have a temporal resolution of 20 s and allow observations over a zonal distance of approximately 400 km at main F-region heig...