Polarization orientation estimation and applications: a review

Author

Lee, J.S. ; Schuler, D.L. ; Ainsworth, T.L. ; Boerner, W.M.

Author_Institution

Remote Sensing Div., Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2003

fDate

21-25 July 2003

Firstpage

428

Abstract

We review estimation algorithms and applications of polarization orientation angle shifts induced by terrain slopes. We develop a unified analysis of estimation algorithms based on circular polarization covariance matrix. The effect of radar frequency, scattering media, and polarimetric calibration will also be discussed. Applications to DEM generation, polarimetric SAR data compensation and ocean surface feature characterization will be mentioned. SIR-C, and JPL AIRSAR L-band and P-band polarimetric SAR images are used for demonstration.

Keywords

calibration; covariance matrices; data acquisition; radar polarimetry; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; DEM generation; JPL AIRSAR; L-band polarimetric SAR images; P-band polarimetric SAR images; SIR-C; circular polarization covariance matrix; estimation algorithms; ocean surface feature characterization; polarimetric SAR data compensation; polarimetric calibration; polarization orientation angle shifts; polarization orientation estimation; radar frequency; scattering media; terrain slopes; Algorithm design and analysis; Calibration; Character generation; Covariance matrix; Frequency; Oceans; Polarization; Radar imaging; Radar polarimetry; Radar scattering;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2003. IGARSS '03. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7929-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2003.1293798

Filename

1293798