Title :
Methodology of multichannel radar image processing and interpretation
Author :
Kulemin, G.P. ; Zelensky, A.A. ; Lukin, V.V. ; Kurekin, A.A. ; Saarinen, K.P.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Radiophys. & Electron., Kharkov, Ukraine
Abstract :
The multichannel (i.e. multifrequency or multipolarization) radar images provide an opportunity to increase the probability of correct identification of remote sensing data and to solve some practical tasks when it is difficult to retrieve information from one-channel images. But, at the same time, many new applied problems arise dealing with the necessity to process and interpret the images jointly. They are the following: the image-to-image and/or image-to-topology map superimposing, geometric distortion correction, image filtering and information extraction. We analysed the main factors degrading the image quality and obstructing reliable data interpretation. It was proposed to remove them at different stages of multichannel image processing mainly by means of application of nonlinear algorithms
Keywords :
image resolution; radar imaging; radar signal processing; remote sensing; data interpretation; geometric distortion correction; image filtering; image quality; image-to-topology map superimposing; information extraction; multichannel radar image processing; multifrequency; multipolarization; nonlinear algorithms; remote sensing data; Data mining; Image processing; Image retrieval; Information filtering; Information filters; Information retrieval; Nonlinear distortion; Radar imaging; Radar remote sensing; Remote sensing;
Conference_Titel :
Physics and Engineering of Millimeter and Submillimeter Waves, 1998. MSMW '98. Third International Kharkov Symposium
Conference_Location :
Kharkov
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5553-9
DOI :
10.1109/MSMW.1998.755493