Title :
Polarimetric-basis transformation for land classification in PolInSAR
Author :
Fang Shang ; Hirose, Akira
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Inf., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Based on the polarimetric-basis transformation principle, a method for utilisation of the scattering mechanism vectors for land classification is proposed. The experimental results show that both the amplitude and the phase components of the vectors can be used for land classification. By implementing different linear transformation processes of the scattering matrix, a variety of areas can be extracted separately.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave scattering; geophysical techniques; radar polarimetry; synthetic aperture radar; PolInSAR; amplitude component; land classification; linear transformation process; phase component; polarimetric-basis transformation principle; scattering matrix; scattering mechanism vector;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el.2012.3376
