DocumentCode
1121750
Title
Mueller and Kennaugh matrices in radar polarimetry
Author
Guissard, Albert
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Volume
32
Issue
3
fYear
1994
fDate
5/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
590
Lastpage
597
Abstract
This paper is concerned with the notions of the Mueller matrix and the Kennaugh (or Stokes scattering) matrix, that are commonly used in the field of radar polarimetry. Although these two matrices are quite similar, there exists a basic difference between them that seems to have been overlooked by a number of researchers, resulting in a great deal of confusion. An attempt is made to clarify this point and to present the basic relationships of radar polarimetry in a compact form
Keywords
backscatter; geophysical techniques; polarimetry; radar cross-sections; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; SAR imaging; backscatter; geophysical measurement technique; land surface; polarization polarimetry; radar reflection; radar remote sensing; radiowave scattering; Electromagnetic scattering; Frequency; Instruments; Optical scattering; Phase measurement; Polarization; Power measurement; Radar measurements; Radar polarimetry; Radar scattering;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0196-2892
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/36.297977
Filename
297977
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