Improving the visualisation of polarimetric response in SAR imagery from pixels to images

Author

Woodhouse, Iain H. ; Turner, Dean ; Laidlaw, David H.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Geogr., Edinburgh Univ., UK

Volume

2

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

726

Abstract

This paper presents a new method for the visualisation of polarimetric response patterns on a synoptic basis. The aim of this approach is to synthesise traditional polarimetric response graphs with the spatial overview provided by standard remote sensing image processing techniques. By doing this, an effective means of exploring phenomenological polarimetric response patterns is achieved, which may prove to be a valuable input for the development of modelling strategies and the application of polarimetry.

Keywords

data visualisation; geophysical signal processing; geophysical techniques; radar imaging; radar polarimetry; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; SAR imagery; data visualization; geophysical measurement technique; image processing; land surface; polarimetric response; polarimetric response graph; polarimetric response pattern; radar imaging; radar remote sensing; spatial overview; synoptic basis; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; visualisation; Covariance matrix; Data visualization; Extraterrestrial measurements; Image processing; Pixel; Polarization; Radar applications; Radar imaging; Radar polarimetry; Spaceborne radar;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7536-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1025650

Filename

1025650