ATI Parameter Summary for at0027 processed with interferometric baseline laf_laa Fri May 7 17:31:31 PDT 2004 FILESET: Filename: at0027.laf_laa_par Description: This parameter summary file. (ASCII) Filename: at0027.lppp Description: Complete list of processing parms. (ASCII) Filename: at0027.laf_laa_intf1x15 Description: Slant-Range Interferogram Records: 2695 C*8 samples, 6276 lines Filename: at0027.laf_laa-uwScc1x15 Description: Slant-Range Correlation File Records: 2695 R*4 samples, 6276 lines Filename: at0027.laf-az1x15 Description: Slant-Range Multilook Image laf Records: 2695 R*4 samples, 7323 lines Filename: at0027.laa-az1x15 Description: Slant-Range Multilook Image laa Records: 2695 R*4 samples, 6276 lines Filename: at0027.laf_laa-uwWrp-sc10x10 Description: Ground-Projected Velocity Map and Image Records: 2x2222 R* samples, 4804 lines Filename: at0027.laf_laa-uwScc-sc10x10 Description: Ground-Projected Correlation File and Image Records: 2x2222 R* samples, 2402 lines Filename: at0027.laf_laa-uwWrp-sc10x10-inc Description: Ground-Projected Incidence Angle Map and Image Records: 2x2222 R* samples, 2402 lines ============================================================================== Slant-Range Projection Information: 8459.583 meters average platform altitude 9218.618 meters range to first slant-range sample 0.240074 meters radar wavelength 6.662055 meters sample spacing 8.350995 meters record spacing 0.045556 seconds interferogram repeat time interval 0.419364 meters/(seconds*radians) phase to velocity component conversion Ground Map Projection Information: 10.00 meter sample (C) spacing, 10.00 meter record (S) spacing -30379.0 meters: minimum S-coordinate in ground projected output 25461.0 meters: maximum S-coordinate in ground projected output 3656.0 meters: minimum C-coordinate in ground projected output 25866.0 meters: maximum C-coordinate in ground projected output Ground Map Coordinates Map Corner Latitude Longitude First Sample of First Record 6.421 116.195 Last Sample of First Record 5.983 115.943 First Sample of Last Record 6.320 116.369 Last Sample of Last Record 5.883 116.117 Caveats: This is the first flight season for which we are delivering ATI data. The processor is still under development, and the calibration is not final. The current status of the processor is that only some of the calibration parameters have been adequately determined. In particular, there is an arbitrary phase offset for each interferogram, and therefore an arbitrary velocity offset in the velocity map. There is evidence of inadequate motion measurement and compensation, as well as interferometric phase center alignment: phase variations along-track and a residual phase-ramp across the scene are seen in some of the ATI data sets. Note that phase variations over land are expected due to topography: along-track interferometric processing makes use of an elevation reference for motion compensation. Where this reference is not constant, there will be motion compensation phase variations introduced. The elevation reference is constant over the ocean surface, so this artifact is unique to the land. There is no radiometric calibration for these data.