Polarimetric target matrix decompositions and the `Karhunen-Loeve expansion´

Author

Lüneburg, Ernst

Author_Institution

Georg Schmid Weg 4, Wessling, Germany

Volume

5

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

2658

Abstract

This contribution is concerned with polarimetric target matrix decomposition theorems for incoherent backscattering from distributed targets described by complex random 2×2 Sinclair matrices. The polarimetric covariance matrix concept is used to establish connections between the target decomposition theorems of Cloude and Barnes-Holm and the classical Karhunen-Loeve expansion of discrete random processes

Keywords

Karhunen-Loeve transforms; S-matrix theory; backscatter; geophysical techniques; matrix decomposition; radar cross-sections; radar polarimetry; radar theory; remote sensing by radar; terrain mapping; Barnes-Holm; Cloude; Karhunen-Loeve expansion; Sinclair matrices; backscatter; discrete random process; distributed target; geophysical measurement technique; incoherent backscattering; land surface; polarimetric covariance matrix; polarimetric target matrix decomposition; polarization; radar polarimetry; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; radar theory; scattering matrix; target decomposition theorem; terrain mapping; theorem; Backscatter; Covariance matrix; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Matrix decomposition; Polarization; Pulse measurements; Random processes; Scattering; Symmetric matrices; Time measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1999. IGARSS '99 Proceedings. IEEE 1999 International

Conference_Location

Hamburg

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5207-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1999.771608

Filename

771608