Analytical investigation of urban SAR features having a group of corner reflectors

Author

Lee, W.K.

Author_Institution

Satellite Technol. Res. Centre, Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Yusung-Gu, South Korea

Volume

3

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

1282

Abstract

Many man-made structures found in urban areas respond in predictable manners and appear as dominantly bright features within SAR images. In this paper the role of electromagnetic phenomena in SAR environment is analyzed. We present several SAR simulation results performed on multiple arbitrary building structures. The simulated results, which are tabulated on various cases, may be utilized to benefit urban planners or image interpreters by providing clues to relate target reflectivity and their average height distribution in urban SAR imagery

Keywords

backscatter; geophysical techniques; radar cross-sections; radar imaging; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; SAR; SAR image; backscatter; bright feature; building; city; corner reflector group; geophysical measurement technique; height distribution; land surface; man-made structure; multiple arbitrary structures; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; simulation; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; town; urban area; Buildings; Electromagnetic analysis; Image analysis; Radar imaging; Radar remote sensing; Radar scattering; Reflection; Reflectivity; Spaceborne radar; Urban areas;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2001. IGARSS '01. IEEE 2001 International

Conference_Location

Sydney, NSW

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7031-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2001.976819

Filename

976819