1) The document presents methods for estimating coherence from interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) data using 2D fast Fourier transforms (FFTs).
2) It compares standard coherence estimates to estimates that account for phase slopes from external data on topography. Accounting for phase slopes improves estimates, especially for low coherence areas.
3) The methods were tested on ALOS PALSAR data and shown to produce higher quality coherence maps while reducing speckle noise compared to standard estimates. This helps identify damaged areas and improves subsequent InSAR processing.