Title :
River Ice Mapping from PolSAR Images
Author :
Mermoz, S. ; Allain, S. ; Bernier, M. ; Pottier, E.
Abstract :
This paper presents different mapping algorithms to discriminate river ice types using full-polarized C-band and dual-polarized X-band data. Field data are conjointly used with an electromagnetic river ice model to simulate backscattering response of river ice. Finally different classifications, proposed and tested, show encouraging results.
Keywords :
hydrological techniques; ice; image classification; radar polarimetry; remote sensing by radar; rivers; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; POLSAR images; backscattering; dual-polarized X-band data; electromagnetic river ice model; full-polarized C-band data; image classification algorithms; polarimetry synthetic aperture radar; river ice mapping; river ice types; Backscatter; Electromagnetic modeling; Electromagnetic scattering; Floods; Hydroelectric power generation; Ice thickness; Ocean temperature; Rivers; Sea surface; Snow; Classification; Electromagnetic model; PolSAR data; River ice;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2008. IGARSS 2008. IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2807-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2808-3
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2008.4779273
