Title :
Polarimetric radar interferometry for improved mine detection and surface clutter rejection
Author :
Sagués, Lluís ; Lopez-Sanchez, Juan Manuel ; Fortuny, Joaquim ; Fabregas, Xavier ; Broquetas, Antoni ; Sieber, Alois J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Teoria del Senyal i Comunicacions, Univ. Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
fDate :
6/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A recently developed technique, polarimetric radar interferometry, is applied to tackle the problem of the detection of buried objects embedded in surface clutter. An experiment with a fully polarimetric radar in an anechoic chamber has been carried out using different frequency bands and baselines. The processed results show the ability of this technique to detect buried plastic mines and to measure their depth. This technique enables the detection of plastic mines even if their backscatter response is much lower than that of the surface clutter
Keywords :
buried object detection; geophysical techniques; military systems; radar detection; radar polarimetry; remote sensing by radar; terrain mapping; terrestrial electricity; backscatter response; buried object detection; depth; geophysical measurement technique; ground penetrating radar; land mine; land surface; mine detection; plastic mine; polarimetric radar interferometry; radar remote sensing; surface clutter rejection; terrain mapping; Anechoic chambers; Buried object detection; Clutter; Frequency; Plastics; Radar detection; Radar interferometry; Radar polarimetry; Radar scattering; Synthetic aperture radar;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on