Title :
Comparison of optimization procedures for radar/lidar scattering matrices: a unified radar/lidar inversion approach
Author :
Boerner, Wolfgang M. ; Liu, Chuan-Li ; Luneburg, Ernst ; Tanaka, Mitsuro
Author_Institution :
UIC-EECS Commun. Sensing Lab., Chicago, IL, USA
Abstract :
The basic principles of radar polarimetry are introduced and various optimization procedures for the propagation (scattering) range operator equation and the received power voltage expressions are presented and compared
Keywords :
backscatter; geophysical techniques; inverse problems; optical radar; remote sensing; remote sensing by laser beam; remote sensing by radar; geophysical measurement technique; inverse problem; inversion approach; laser lidar; optimization procedure; radar remote sensing; scattering matrix; Covariance matrix; Equations; Laser radar; Optical scattering; Power engineering and energy; Radar antennas; Radar scattering; Receiving antennas; Symmetric matrices; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1993. IGARSS '93. Better Understanding of Earth Environment., International
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1240-6
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1993.322298
