Title :
Ice roughness classification and ERS SAR imagery of Arctic sea ice: evaluation of feature-extraction algorithms by genetic programming
Author :
Daida, Jason M. ; Onstott, Robert G. ; Bersano-Begey, Tommaso F. ; Ross, Steven J. ; Vesecky, John E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Atmos., Oceanic, & Space Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes a validation of accuracy associated with a recent algorithm that has been designed to extract ridge and rubble features from multiyear ice. Results show that the algorithm performs well with low-resolution ERS SAR data products
Keywords :
feature extraction; genetic algorithms; geophysical signal processing; geophysics computing; image classification; oceanographic techniques; radar imaging; remote sensing by radar; sea ice; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; Arctic Ocean; ERS; SAR imagery; accuracy; feature extraction algorithm; genetic algorithm; genetic programming; image processing; measurement technique; multiyear ice; ocean; radar imaging; radar remote sensing; ridge and rubble; roughness classification; sea ice; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; validation; Algorithm design and analysis; Arctic; Backscatter; Data mining; Genetic programming; Geoscience; Sea ice; Shape; Software algorithms; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1996. IGARSS '96. 'Remote Sensing for a Sustainable Future.', International
Conference_Location :
Lincoln, NE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3068-4
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516717
