Refinement Analysis of Real Dihedral and Trihedral CR-InSAR Based on TerraSAR-X and Sentinel-1A Images

This study creatively invented a new type of turnbuckle adjustable corner reflector (CR), which greatly enhances the flexible adjustment ability of CR in both vertical and horizontal directions through a unique positive and negative screw structure design, significantly improving the convenience of...

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Main Authors: Hui Liu, Bochen Zhou, Changwei Miao, Shihuan Li, Lei Xu, Ke Zheng, Geshuang Li, Shiji Yang, Mengyuan Zhu
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Published: IEEE 2024-01-01
Series:IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10702605/
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author Hui Liu
Bochen Zhou
Changwei Miao
Shihuan Li
Lei Xu
Ke Zheng
Geshuang Li
Shiji Yang
Mengyuan Zhu
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Changwei Miao
Shihuan Li
Lei Xu
Ke Zheng
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Shiji Yang
Mengyuan Zhu
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description This study creatively invented a new type of turnbuckle adjustable corner reflector (CR), which greatly enhances the flexible adjustment ability of CR in both vertical and horizontal directions through a unique positive and negative screw structure design, significantly improving the convenience of on-site deployment. Based on the performance of dihedral CR and trihedral CR installed in the South-to-North Water Diversion Channel using back-to-back design on TerraSAR-X and Sentinel-1A images, the performance of different structures of CR in complex environments, especially under heavy precipitation conditions, was deeply analyzed. The experimental results show that the trihedral CR can still maintain stable monitoring efficiency when encountering extreme weather conditions with precipitation exceeding 10 mm. The monitoring effect of traditional dihedral CR drops sharply and is almost ineffective in such environments. At the same time, the combination of theoretical radar cross section (RCS) and measured RCS values confirms the decisive impact of CR geometry and deployment strategy on improving monitoring stability and accuracy. Further precise comparison between CR-InSAR monitoring results and the second-order leveling measurement results shows that the system's average error is controlled within the range of 2–3 mm using trihedral CR. Compared with the results of dihedral CR and InSAR without CR, a significant improvement in accuracy has been achieved. This study provides strong theoretical support and practical guidance for the optimization design and practical application of CR systems, and has important scientific value and application prospects.
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spelling doaj-art-e4cf0d89754e46bda35f4e4c5d2b43042025-08-20T02:09:52ZengIEEEIEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing1939-14042151-15352024-01-0117187391875010.1109/JSTARS.2024.347222010702605Refinement Analysis of Real Dihedral and Trihedral CR-InSAR Based on TerraSAR-X and Sentinel-1A ImagesHui Liu0Bochen Zhou1https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1090-261XChangwei Miao2Shihuan Li3Lei Xu4Ke Zheng5Geshuang Li6Shiji Yang7Mengyuan Zhu8Advanced Research Institute for Digital-Twin Water Conservancy, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, ChinaAdvanced Research Institute for Digital-Twin Water Conservancy, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, ChinaChina Nuclear Industry Survey Design & Research Company Ltd, Zhengzhou, ChinaAdvanced Research Institute for Digital-Twin Water Conservancy, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, ChinaAdvanced Research Institute for Digital-Twin Water Conservancy, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, ChinaAdvanced Research Institute for Digital-Twin Water Conservancy, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, ChinaHenan College of Surveying and Mapping, Zhengzhou, ChinaAdvanced Research Institute for Digital-Twin Water Conservancy, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, ChinaSchool of Institute of Geospatial Information, Information Engineering University, Zhengzhou, ChinaThis study creatively invented a new type of turnbuckle adjustable corner reflector (CR), which greatly enhances the flexible adjustment ability of CR in both vertical and horizontal directions through a unique positive and negative screw structure design, significantly improving the convenience of on-site deployment. Based on the performance of dihedral CR and trihedral CR installed in the South-to-North Water Diversion Channel using back-to-back design on TerraSAR-X and Sentinel-1A images, the performance of different structures of CR in complex environments, especially under heavy precipitation conditions, was deeply analyzed. The experimental results show that the trihedral CR can still maintain stable monitoring efficiency when encountering extreme weather conditions with precipitation exceeding 10 mm. The monitoring effect of traditional dihedral CR drops sharply and is almost ineffective in such environments. At the same time, the combination of theoretical radar cross section (RCS) and measured RCS values confirms the decisive impact of CR geometry and deployment strategy on improving monitoring stability and accuracy. Further precise comparison between CR-InSAR monitoring results and the second-order leveling measurement results shows that the system's average error is controlled within the range of 2–3 mm using trihedral CR. Compared with the results of dihedral CR and InSAR without CR, a significant improvement in accuracy has been achieved. This study provides strong theoretical support and practical guidance for the optimization design and practical application of CR systems, and has important scientific value and application prospects.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10702605/CR-InSARdihedral corner reflectors (CRs)TerraSAR-Xtrihedral CRs
spellingShingle Hui Liu
Bochen Zhou
Changwei Miao
Shihuan Li
Lei Xu
Ke Zheng
Geshuang Li
Shiji Yang
Mengyuan Zhu
Refinement Analysis of Real Dihedral and Trihedral CR-InSAR Based on TerraSAR-X and Sentinel-1A Images
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
CR-InSAR
dihedral corner reflectors (CRs)
TerraSAR-X
trihedral CRs
title Refinement Analysis of Real Dihedral and Trihedral CR-InSAR Based on TerraSAR-X and Sentinel-1A Images
title_full Refinement Analysis of Real Dihedral and Trihedral CR-InSAR Based on TerraSAR-X and Sentinel-1A Images
title_fullStr Refinement Analysis of Real Dihedral and Trihedral CR-InSAR Based on TerraSAR-X and Sentinel-1A Images
title_full_unstemmed Refinement Analysis of Real Dihedral and Trihedral CR-InSAR Based on TerraSAR-X and Sentinel-1A Images
title_short Refinement Analysis of Real Dihedral and Trihedral CR-InSAR Based on TerraSAR-X and Sentinel-1A Images
title_sort refinement analysis of real dihedral and trihedral cr insar based on terrasar x and sentinel 1a images
topic CR-InSAR
dihedral corner reflectors (CRs)
TerraSAR-X
trihedral CRs
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10702605/
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