Cosmo-SkyMed AO projects - exploitation of fractal scattering models for Cosmo-SkyMed images interpretation

Author

Martino, Gerardo Di ; Iodice, Antonio ; Manzo, Mariarosaria ; Pepe, Antonio ; Pepe, Susi ; Riccio, Daniele ; Ruello, Giuseppe ; Sansosti, Eugenio ; Tizzani, Pietro ; Zinno, Ivana

Author_Institution

Univ. di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy

fYear

2012

fDate

22-27 July 2012

Firstpage

5498

Lastpage

5501

Abstract

In this paper the analysis of fractal dimension maps extracted from Cosmo-SkyMed amplitude-only SAR data is considered. The focus is on the Somma-Vesuvius volcanic complex, whose study allows to draw significant comments on the behavior of the fractal maps. In particular, the dependence of the fractal maps on geometrical and geomorphologic characteristics of the imaged surface is investigated. Preliminary results regarding the different behavior of the fractal dimension evaluated on the Gran Cono and on the Mt. Somma are presented.

Keywords

electromagnetic wave scattering; fractals; geomorphology; geophysical image processing; radar imaging; synthetic aperture radar; Cosmo-SkyMed image interpretation; SAR; Somma-Vesuvius volcanic complex; fractal dimension map extarction; fractal scattering model exploitation; geometrical characteristic; geomorphologic characteristic; Accuracy; Estimation; Fractals; Remote sensing; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness; Synthetic aperture radar; Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR); fractals; geophysics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2012 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Munich

ISSN

2153-6996

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1160-1

Electronic_ISBN

2153-6996

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6352361

Filename

6352361