Title :
Interpreting off-diagonal terms in polarimetric coherency matrix
Author :
Lee, J.S. ; Ainsworth, T.L. ; Schuler, D.L. ; Kasilingam, D. ; Boerner, W.M.
Author_Institution :
lRemote Sensing Div., Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
This paper addresses interpretation of off-diagonal terms in the coherency matrix of polarimetric SAR data. The off-diagonal terms, especially the correlations between copolarization and cross-polarization are frequently ignored in many studies. We will show that this misconception will introduce errors, especially when imaging rugged terrain areas
Keywords :
geophysical techniques; matrix algebra; radar imaging; radar polarimetry; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; copolarization; correlations; cross-polarization; off-diagonal terms; polarimetric SAR data; polarimetric coherency matrix; rugged terrain areas; Azimuth; Covariance matrix; Data analysis; Displays; Equations; Laboratories; Matrix decomposition; Polarization; Radar scattering; Remote sensing;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2001. IGARSS '01. IEEE 2001 International
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7031-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2001.976678
