| Title | Compact polarimetry overview and applications assessment |
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| Author | Charbonneau, F J; Brisco, B; Raney, R K; McNairn, H; Liu, C; Vachon, P W; Shang, J; DeAbreu, R; Champagne, C; Merzouki, A; Geldsetzer, T |
| Source | Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing vol. 36, no. 2, 2010 p. S298-S315, https://doi.org/10.5589/m10-062 |
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| Year | 2010 |
| Alt Series | Earth Sciences Sector, Contribution Series 20090347 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Subjects | geophysics; remote sensing; satellites; satellite imagery; models; modelling; RADARSAT-2 |
| Illustrations | satellite images; tables; plots |
| Program | Remote Sensing Science |
| Released | 2014 06 02 |
| Abstract | A synthetic aperture radar (SAR) with hybrid-polarity (CL-pol) architecture transmits circular polarization and receives two orthogonal, mutually coherent linear polarizations, which is one
manifestation of compact polarimetry. The resulting radar is relatively simple to implement and has unique self-calibration features and low susceptibility to noise. It also enables maintenance of a larger swath coverage than fully polarimetric SAR
systems. A research team composed of various departments of the Government of Canada evaluated this compact polarimetry mode configuration for application to soil moisture estimation, crop identification, ship detection, and sea-ice classification.
This paper presents an overview of compact polarimetry, the approach developed for evaluation, and preliminary results for applications important to the Government of Canada. The implications of the results are also discussed with respect to future
SAR missions such as the Canadian RADARSAT Constellation Mission, the American DESDynI, and India's RISAT. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 261532 |
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