The Essentials of SAR

by Thomas P. Ager

Synthetic Aperture Radar for the Rest of Us
Synthetic Aperture Radar is well known as the imaging technique that can see through clouds and darkness, but SAR remains a confusing and enigmatic sensor. Its images are naturally different from the optical views wired into the human visual system, and SAR has an electrical engineering heritage that is incomprehensible to most people.

This book makes SAR clear and appealing to remote sensing students and professionals who do not have advanced degrees in electrical engineering. It uses expansive explanations, nearly three hundred illustrations and images, a few simple equations, and even a bit of prose and music to describe how SAR works. It seeks to replace the confusion and intimidation of SAR with clarity and comfort.

291 pages, Paperback

Published August 14, 2021

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I sarcastically like how he starts the book with a statement like the book was written at level where anybody can understand. I think you do have to have a background or interest in the subject to stay intrigued by the topic. I do think it was a decent balance of math mixed with concepts. I did recognize a name in the acknowledgements as someone that I have encountered professionally.

[John Palmer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Woooooh radar.

Honestly as far as textbooks go it was pretty nice. Lots of good pictures/illustrations and very readable. Still I don’t think I can ever give a textbook more than 3 stars; not exactly pleasure reading!