| Title | A review of polarimetry in the context of Synthetic Aperture Radar: concepts and information extraction |
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| Licence | Please note the adoption of the Open Government Licence - Canada
supersedes any previous licences. |
| Author | Touzi, R; Boerner, W M; Lee, J S; Lueneburg, E |
| Source | Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing vol. 30, issue 3, 2004 p. 380-407, https://doi.org/10.5589/m04-013 |
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| Year | 2004 |
| Alt Series | Earth Sciences Sector, Contribution Series 20043270 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Subjects | geophysics; remote sensing; radar imagery; mapping techniques; SAR imagery; synthetic aperture radar surveys (SAR) |
| Illustrations | tables; diagrams |
| Released | 2014 06 02 |
| Abstract | This study provides an update of the polarimetric tools currently being used for optimum information extraction from polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images. The basics of polarimetric theory
are summarized and discussed in the context of SAR. Calibration of polarimetric SAR, which is an important issue for the extraction of meaningful polarization information, is reviewed. Information extraction using the scattered and received wave
parameters and target decomposition theory is considered. In particular, the use of coherent versus incoherent target decomposition is discussed and the practical limitations of these target decompositions are outlined. Speckle filtering and
classification of polarimetric SAR images are also thoroughly analyzed, and the important directions for future research are outlined. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 220072 |
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