Title :
Polarimetric analysis of SAR-interferograms in L- and P-band
Author :
Ulbricht, A. ; Papathanassiou, K.P. ; Cloude, S.R.
Author_Institution :
Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V., Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Abstract :
The authors consider how polarimetric investigation of interferometric SAR data can be used for the qualitative interpretation of interferograms. The polarimetric analysis of scattering matrix data enables the extraction of the relevant scattering mechanisms and the determination of scattering processes. An entropy-α-decomposition of full-polarimetric interferometric L- and P-band airborne SAR data has been performed, and the polarimetric properties are discussed, with respect to the interferometric behaviour
Keywords :
S-matrix theory; airborne radar; backscatter; geophysical techniques; radar cross-sections; radar polarimetry; radar theory; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; InSAR; L-band; P-band; S-matrix; SAR interferometry; SAR-interferogram; UHF; VHF; airborne SAR; entropy-α-decomposition; geophysical measurement technique; interferometric SAR; land surface; polarimetric analysis; qualitative interpretation; radar polarimetry; radar remote sensing; scattering matrix; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; Data mining; Electromagnetic scattering; Entropy; Frequency; L-band; Matrix decomposition; Radar scattering; Surface waves; Testing; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4403-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1998.691667
