Title :
A low-cost polarimetric response tool using spreadsheets
Author :
Fiset, Robert ; Farhat, Mo
Author_Institution :
Canadian Space Agency, Saint-Hubert, Que., Canada
Abstract :
This paper describes a spreadsheet based low-cost tool for displaying polarimetric response graphs. It describes the actual implementation in detail and shows examples of the polarimetric signatures of various types of terrain that have been computed using the tool. These signatures are interpreted in relation to the geophysical characteristics of the ground features they represent. The tool can be found on the Canadian Space Agency website at www.space.gc.ca/csa_sectors/earth_environment/radarsat2/
Keywords :
geophysical techniques; geophysics computing; oceanographic techniques; radar cross-sections; radar polarimetry; remote sensing by radar; spreadsheet programs; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; Canadian Space Agency; SAR; backscatter; geophysical measurement technique; ground features; land surface; low cost; ocean; polarimetric response graph; polarimetric signatures; polarization; radar polarimetry; radar remote sensing; radar return; radar scattering; sea surface; software tool; spreadsheet; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; Computer languages; Costs; Data mining; Earth; Electromagnetic wave polarization; Geophysics computing; Image generation; Image processing; Licenses; 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.2001.977014
