The seminar "Talking about radar interferometry" will be held by Guido Luzi, PhD, Senior Researcher at the Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC) Barcelona, Spain.
Abstract: In the last two decades, radar techniques have been increasingly used to monitor phenomena such as landslides, glaciers, and snow-covered areas. Satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery is now a well-established tool in remote sensing and is fully integrated into Copernicus activities. More recently, ground-based radar interferometers have also become available for terrestrial applications. This lecture introduces the basic principles and physical mechanisms underlying microwave-based observations, with examples from geophysics and civil engineering. In particular, Real Aperture Radar (RAR) will be presented as a consolidated technique for estimating the static and dynamic behaviour of civil structures.