Title :
Dual-polarized COSMO SkyMed SAR data to observe metallic targets at sea
Author :
Nunziata, F. ; Montuori, A. ; Migliaccio, M.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. per le Tecnol., Univ. degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope, Naples, Italy
Abstract :
A dual-polarimetric model to exploit PingPong mode X-band full-resolution COSMO-SkyMed (CSK©) SAR data for metallic targets observation purposes is developed. The model relates the correlation between the co-polarized channels, in case of sea surface with and without metallic targets, to the time leg between two successive bursts. Experiments undertaken over COSMO-SkyMed Single Look Complex Slant (SCS) PingPong SAR data demonstrate the soundness of the proposed approach and its effectiveness from an operational viewpoint.
Keywords :
oceanographic techniques; radar polarimetry; radar tracking; remote sensing by radar; ships; synthetic aperture radar; COSMO-SkyMed SAR data; PingPong mode SAR data; Single Look Complex Slant SAR data; X-band SAR data; copolarized channels; dual-polarized COSMO SkyMed SAR data; full-resolution SAR data; sea metallic target observation; sea surface; Indexes; Marine vehicles; Offshore installations; Remote sensing; Scattering; Sea surface; Synthetic aperture radar; Electromagnetic models; PingPong SAR data; ship observation;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2011 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1003-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2011.6049661
