Radiometric Terrain Correction

Generating a Radiometrically Terrain Corrected (RTC) Image using the Sentinel-1 Toolbox (S1TBX) Version 8

This data recipe is for users who wish to generate an RTC image from Sentinel-1 data using easy-to-follow instructions in a graphical user interface (GUI)….

A portion of the Alaska Range in Denali National Park in (A) RTC Gamma0 Image, (B) Amplitude Image, (C) dB Power Image. Credit: ASF DAAC 2016; Includes Material © JAXA/METI 2006.

How to View Radiometrically Terrain-Corrected (RTC) Images in QGIS

Learn more about viewing radiometrically terrain-corrected images using QGIS with this Alaska Satellite Facility Data Recipe….

Before and after RTC: In this detail from the test granule below, mountains in Bolivia (left) appear stretched on one side and compressed on the other. RTC (right) moves pixels to unstretch the mountains and adjusts pixel values to subtract the effect of slopes on brightness. Credit left: Copernicus Sentinel data 2015. Credit right: ASF DAAC 2016, contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2015, processed by ESA.

How to Radiometrically Terrain-Correct (RTC) Sentinel-1 Data Using the ESA Toolbox

Learn more about radiometrically terrain-correcting Sentinel-1 data using ESA’s Sentinel-1 Toolbox with this Alaska Satellite Facility Data Recipe….

How to Radiometrically Terrain-Correct (RTC) Sentinel-1 Data Using Sentinel-1 Toolbox Script

Learn more about radiometrically terrain-correcting Sentinel-1 data using ESA’s Sentinel-1 Toolbox script with this Alaska Satellite Facility Data Recipe….

Before and after RTC: In this detail from the test granule, mountains spanning the Peru-Bolivia border appear stretched on one side and compressed on the other (left). RTC (right) moves pixels to unstretch the mountains and adjusts pixel values to subtract the effect of slopes on brightness. Credit left: Copernicus Sentinel data 2015. Credit right: ASF DAAC 2016, contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2015, processed by ESA.

How to Radiometrically Terrain-Correct (RTC) Sentinel-1 Data Using GAMMA Software

Learn more about radiometrically terrain-correcting Sentinel-1 data using GAMMA software with this Alaska Satellite Facility Data Recipe….

Before and after: Radiometrically terrain-corrected ALOS PALSAR image of part of the Alaska Range in Denali National Park before (left) and after (right) power-scale conversion in ArcGIS. Credit: ASF DAAC 2016; Includes Material © JAXA/METI 2006.

How to View Radiometrically Terrain-Corrected (RTC) Images in ArcGIS

Learn more about viewing radiometrically terrain-corrected images using ArcGIS with this Alaska Satellite Facility Data Recipe….

How to Automate a Radiometric Terrain Correction Process Chain Using a Sentinel-1 Toolbox Graph

Learn more about automating a radiometric terrain correction process chain using ESA’s Sentinel-1 Toolbox with this Alaska Satellite Facility Data Recipe….

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