Publications about 'radar polarimetry'

Articles in journal or book chapters

1. Irena Hajnsek, Thomas Jagdhuber, Helmut Schön, and Konstantinos P. Papathanassiou. Potential of Estimating Soil Moisture Under Vegetation Cover by Means of PolSAR. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 47(2):442-454, Feb. 2009.
   Keywords: SAR Processing, agriculture, crops, moisture, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by radar, soil, synthetic aperture radarAgriSAR campaign, L-band, PolSAR images, PolSAR, agricultural vegetation, canonical scattering components, crop types, dihedral components, polarimetric SAR acquisitions, scattering processes, soil moisture estimation, synthetic aperture radar, vegetation cover, ESAR, Airborne SAR. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



2. Michael Jehle, Maurice Rüegg, Lukas Zuberbühler, David Small, and Erich Meier. Measurement of Ionospheric Faraday Rotation in Simulated and Real Spaceborne SAR Data. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 47(5):1512-1523, May 2009.
   Keywords: SAR Processing, Ionosphere, ALOS PALSAR, Advanced Land Observing Satellite, Earth's magnetic field, PALSAR data, Phased Array L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar, focused radar images, frequency-modulated electromagnetic wave traverse, ionospheric Faraday Rotation measurement, radar polarimetry, range-compressed, signal chirp bandwidth effects, signal path delays, spaceborne SAR data, spaceborne synthetic aperture radar, total electron content, TEC, Faraday effect, ionospheric electromagnetic wave propagation, radar polarimetry, radar signal processing, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar;. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



3. Stefano Tebaldini. Algebraic Synthesis of Forest Scenarios From Multibaseline PolInSAR Data. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 47(12):4132-4142, December 2009.
   Keywords: SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, Tomography, E-SAR, P-Band, algebra, geophysical techniques, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, vegetationBioSAR, E-SAR airborne system, Kronecker products sum, P-band data set, Remningstorp, SAR surveys, Sweden, algebraic synthesis, forest scenarios, forested areas, least square solution, multibaseline PolInSAR data, multipolarimetric multibaseline synthetic aperture radar, single-baseline polarimetric SAR interferometry, statistical uncorrelation, temporal coherence losses, volumetric coherence losses. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



4. Jong-Sen Lee, T.L. Ainsworth, J.P. Kelly, and C. Lopez-Martinez. Evaluation and Bias Removal of Multilook Effect on Entropy/Alpha/Anisotropy in Polarimetric SAR Decomposition. Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on, 46(10):3039-3052, Oct. 2008.
   Keywords: Monte Carlo methods, geophysical techniques, radar interferometry, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, vegetationGerman Aerospace Research Center, JPL, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, L-band Advanced Land Observing Satellite, Monte Carlo simulation, airborne X-band polarimetric SAR, airborne interferometric SAR, alpha estimation, anisotropy estimation, bias removal algorithm, entropy estimation, forest, geophysical parameter estimation, grassland, multilook processing, phased array type L-band SAR, polarimetric SAR decomposition, scattering mechanisms, synthetic aperture radar, urban returns. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



5. Franz J. Meyer and J.B. Nicoll. Prediction, Detection, and Correction of Faraday Rotation in Full-Polarimetric L-Band SAR Data. Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on, 46(10):3076-3086, Oct. 2008.
   Keywords: Faraday effect, electromagnetic wave polarisation, ionospheric disturbances, ionospheric electromagnetic wave propagation, ionospheric techniques, radar polarimetry, radiowave propagation, remote sensing by radar, spaceborne radar, synthetic aperture radarAdvanced Land Observing Satellite, Faraday rotation correction, Faraday rotation detection, Faraday rotation estimation, Faraday rotation prediction, PALSAR, SAR data quality degradation, data continuity, full polarimetric L-band SAR data, geophysical parameter recovery accuracy, kilometer scale ionospheric disturbances, spaceborne L-band SAR instrument, synthetic aperture radar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



6. Shane R. Cloude. Polarization coherence tomography. Radio Sci., 41:--, August 2006.
   Keywords: SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, radar tomography, polarimetric interferometry, radar polarimetry, Remote sensing, Inverse scattering, Random media and rough surfaces, Interferometry, InSAR, SAR Interferometry, PolInSAR. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



7. Jong-Sen Lee, S. R. Cloude, K. P. Papathanassiou, M. R. Grunes, and I. H. Woodhouse. Speckle filtering and coherence estimation of polarimetric SAR interferometry data for forest applications. IEEE_J_GRS, 41(10):2254-2263, October 2003.
   Keywords: SAR Processing, Forest, Forest parameters, biomass, averaging, boxcar filter, coherence estimation, forest applications, forest heights, ground topography, interferometric coherence, neighboring pixels, polarimetric SAR interferometry data, polarimetric interferometry matrix, polarimetric synthetic aperture radar interferometry, random volume, scattering characteristics, speckle filtering, adaptive filters, forestry, radar imaging, radar polarimetry, radiowave interferometry, remote sensing by radar, speckle, synthetic aperture radar;. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



8. Jong-Sen Lee, D.L. Schuler, and T.L. Ainsworth. Polarimetric SAR data compensation for terrain azimuth slope. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 38(5):2153--2163, 2000.
   Keywords: geophysical techniques, radar imaging, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping, POLSAR, azimuth slope variation, data compensation, effective scattering pixel area, geophysical measurement technique, land surface, polarimetric SAR, polarization, radar cross section, radar imaging, radar polarimetry, radar remote sensing, radiometric slope correction, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



9. A. Reigber and A. Moreira. First Demonstration of Airborne SAR Tomography Using Multibaseline L-Band Data. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 38(5):2142--2152, 2000.
   Keywords: SAR Processing, airborne radar, geophysical techniques, radar imaging, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping, topography (Earth), InSAR, L-Band, SAR interferometry, SAR Tomography, Tomography, UHF, airborne radar, aperture synthesis, geophysical measurement technique, height ambiguity, land surface, multibaseline imaging geometry, multibaseline method, phase difference, radar imaging, radar polarimetry, radar remote sensing, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping, tomographic imaging, topography, undersampled spatial distribution, ESAR. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



10. S.R. Cloude, J. Fortuny, J.M. Lopez-Sanchez, and A.J. Sieber. Wide-band polarimetric radar inversion studies for vegetation layers. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 37(5):2430-2441, September 1999.
    Keywords: backscatter, forestry, geophysical techniques, image classification, radar cross-sections, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, vegetation mappingbackscatter, canopy, complex volume scattering, entropy-alpha target decomposition scheme, ficus tree, fig, fir tree, forest, forestry, geophysical measurement technique, image classification scheme, inversion algorithm, parametric inversion, polarimetric radar inversion, radar polarimetry, radar scattering, radar theory, random particle cloud model, small anisotropic particles, two-parameter model, vegetation layer, vegetation mapping, wide band method. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



11. Jong-Sen Lee, M.R. Grunes, T.L. Ainsworth, Li-Jen Du, D.L. Schuler, and Shane R. Cloude. Unsupervised classification using polarimetric decomposition and the complex Wishart classifier. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 37(5):2249-2258, September 1999.
    Keywords: geophysical signal processing, geophysical techniques, image classification, radar imaging, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mappingSAR, complex Wishart classifier, complex Wishart distribution, covariance matrix, entropy-alpha plane, geophysical measurement technique, image classification, initial classification map, iteration, land surface, man-made object, maximum likelihood classifier, polarimetric decomposition, polarimetric target decomposition, polarization, radar imaging, radar polarimetry, radar remote sensing, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping, terrain type, training, unsupervised classification. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



12. R. N. Treuhaft and S. R. Cloude. The structure of oriented vegetation from polarimetric interferometry. IEEE_J_GRS, 37(5):2620-2624, September 1999.
    Keywords: SAR Processing, Forest, Forest parameters, biomass, forest canopy, forestry, geophysical measurement technique, height, oriented object, oriented vegetation, oriented-vegetation volume, polarimetric interferometry, radar polarimetry, radar remote sensing, randomly oriented volume, single-baseline polarimetric interferometry, underlying topography, vegetated land surface, vegetation mapping, geophysical techniques, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by radar, vegetation mapping;. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



13. S.R. Cloude and Konstantinos P. Papathanassiou. Polarimetric SAR interferometry. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 36(5):1551-1565, September 1998.
    Keywords: SAR Processing, PolInSAR, geophysical techniques, radar imaging, radar polarimetry, radar theory, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radarInSAR, coherence optimization problem, elevated forest canopy, general formulation, geophysical measurement technique, interferogram, interferometric SAR, interferometric coherence, land surface, linear combinations, maximization, polarimetric SAR interferometry, polarimetric basis transformation, radar polarimetry, radar remote sensing, scalar interferometry, stochastic scattering model, strong polarization dependency, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping, vector wave interferometry, SAR Tomography. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



14. Shane R. Cloude and Eric Pottier. An entropy based classification scheme for land applications of polarimetric SAR. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 35(1):68-78, January 1997.
    Keywords: SAR Processing, Polarimetry, PolSAR, Entropy, Anisotropy, Alpha, H-A-alpha, S-matrix theory, geophysical signal processing, geophysical techniques, image classification, radar imaging, radar polarimetry, radar theory, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, S-matrix theory, average target scattering matrix parameters, coherency matrix, eigenvalue analysis, entropy based classification, geophysical measurement technique, image classification, land surface, land use, parameterization, polarimetric SAR, polarimetric scattering problem, quantitative analysis, radar polarimetry, radar remote sensing, scattering entropy, terrain mapping, three-level Bernoulli statistical model, unsupervised classifier. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



15. Shane R. Cloude and Eric Pottier. A review of target decomposition theorems in radar polarimetry. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 34(2):498-518, March 1996.
    Keywords: S-matrix theory, backscatter, covariance matrices, eigenvalues and eigenfunctions, geophysical signal processing, matrix decomposition, radar cross-sections, radar imaging, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by radar, reviews, Mueller matrix, Stokes vector, backscatter, coherency matrix, coherent decomposition, covariance matrix, eigenvector analysis, radar polarimetry, scattering matrix, target decomposition theorems, terrain, transformation theory. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]

Conference articles

1. G. Krieger, I. Hajnsek, K. P. Papathanassiou, M. Eineder, M. Younis, F. De Zan, P. Prats, S. Huber, M. Werner, H. Fiedler, A. Freeman, P. Rosen, S. Hensley, W. Johnson, L. Veilleux, B. Grafmueller, R. Werninghaus, R. Bamler, and A. Moreira. The Tandem-L mission proposal: Monitoring Earth's dynamics with high resolution SAR interferometry. In Proc. IEEE Radar Conf., pages 1-6, May 2009.
   Keywords: Earth's Dynamics Monitoring, Tandem-L mission, advanced digital beamforming techniques, biomass inventories, glacier movement observations, global forest height, high data acquisition, high resolution SAR interferometry, innovative interferometric radar mission, millimetric displacements measurements, polarimetric radar mission, synthetic aperture radar, tectonic shifts, data acquisition, glaciology, radar interferometry, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, tectonics, vegetation;. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



2. Alberto Moreira, Gerhard Krieger, Irena Hajnsek, Kostas Papathanassiou, Michael Eineder, Francesco De Zan, Marwan Younis, and Marian Werner. Tandem-L: Monitoring the Earth's Dynamics with InSAR and Pol-InSAR. In Proc. PolInSAR, Frascati, Italy (ESA SP-668), January 2009.
   Keywords: Earth's Dynamics Monitoring, Tandem-L mission, advanced digital beamforming techniques, biomass inventories, glacier movement observations, global forest height, high data acquisition, high resolution SAR interferometry, innovative interferometric radar mission, millimetric displacements measurements, polarimetric radar mission, synthetic aperture radar, tectonic shifts, data acquisition, glaciology, radar interferometry, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, tectonics, vegetation;. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



3. Stefano Tebaldini. Forest SAR tomography: A covariance matching approach. In IEEE Radar Conference, 2008. RADAR '08., pages 1-6, May 2008.
   Keywords: SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, Tomography, E-SAR, P-Band, radar imaging, radar interferometry, radar polarimetry, radar resolution, synthetic aperture radar, tomographyP-band SAR images, covariance matching approach, forest SAR tomography, multipolarimetric channel data, single polarimetric channel data, single target interferometric analysis, synthetic aperture radar interferometry, system resolution cell. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



4. Hubert M. J. Cantalloube, Élise Colin-Koeniguer, and Hélène Oriot. High resolution SAR imaging along circular trajectories. In IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2007, pages 850-853, July 2007.
   Keywords: SAR Processing, Autofocus, Phase Gradient Autofocus, PGA, Autofocus by Deterministic Trajectory Triangulation Technique, data acquisition, Motion Compensation, MoComp, Residual Motion Errors, radar antennas, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, L-band radar, P-band radar, Sweden, X-band sensor, Airborne SAR, aircraft attitude fluctuation, circular trajectories, Non-Linear Flight Track, high resolution SAR imaging, joint FOI-ONERA campaign, narrower antenna pattern, polarimetric full circle radar acquisition, steerable antenna. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



5. Cao Fang, Hong Wen, and Wu Yirong. An improved Cloude-Pottier decomposition using H/α/SPAN and complex Wishart classifier for polarimetric SAR classification. In International Conference on Radar, 2006. CIE '06., pages 1-4, October 2006.
   Keywords: image classification, radar imaging, radar polarimetry, synthetic aperture radarCloude-Pottier decomposition, H/α, /SPAN, IHSL transform, Wishart classifier, polarimetric SAR classification, synthetic aperture radar. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



6. S. Guillaso, A. Reigber, and L. Ferro-Famil. Evaluation of the ESPRIT approach in polarimetric interferometric SAR. In Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2005. IGARSS '05. Proceedings. 2005 IEEE International, volume 1, pages 4 pp., 2005.
   Keywords: SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, Tomography, airborne radar, data acquisition, radar imaging, radar polarimetry, radiowave interferometry, remote sensing by radar, stereo image processing, synthetic aperture radar, tomography, vegetation mapping, 3D images, ESPRIT approach, German Aerospace Center, SAR tomography, airborne L-band repeat-pass interferometric data, data acquisition, experimental airborne SAR, polarimetric interferometric SAR, tomographic image, vegetation, volumetric area, E-SAR. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



7. A. Reigber, M. Neumann, S. Guillaso, S. Sauer, and L. Ferro-Famil. Evaluating PolInSAR parameter estimation using tomographic imaging results. In Radar Conference, 2005. EURAD 2005. European, pages 189--192, 2005.
   Keywords: SAR Processing, SAR Tomography, Tomography, forestry, matrix algebra, radar imaging, radar polarimetry, radiowave interferometry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar, tomography, vegetation mapping, PolInSAR parameter estimation, canopy, forest height, ground topography estimation, polarimetric SAR interferometry, tomographic imaging results. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



8. Shane R. Cloude and Konstantinos P. Papathanassiou. Three-stage inversion process for polarimetric SAR interferometry. In , volume 150, pages 125-134, June 2003.
   Keywords: SAR Processing, decorrelation, electromagnetic wave scattering, inverse problems, parameter estimation, radar imaging, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by radar, synthetic aperture radar geometrical approach, ground topography, interferograms, inversion accuracy, mean extinction estimation, model structure, multiple polarisation channels, parameter estimates, parameter estimation, polarimetric SAR interferometry, random canopy, simulated vector coherent SAR data, single frequency sensor, temporal decorrelation, three-stage inversion process, two-layer coherent scattering model, vegetation height, vertical tree structure. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



9. J.S. Lee, D.L. Schuler, T.L. Ainsworth, and W.-M. Boerner. Polarization orientation estimation and applications: a review. In IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2003. IGARSS '03., volume 1, pages 428--430, July 2003.
   Keywords: SAR Processsing, calibration, covariance matrices, data acquisition, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by radar, spaceborne radar, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping DEM generation, AIRSAR, L-band, polarimetric SAR images, P-band, polarimetric SAR images, SIR-C, circular polarization covariance matrix, estimation algorithms, ocean surface feature characterization, polarimetric SAR data compensation, polarimetric calibration, polarization orientation angle shifts, polarization orientation estimation, radar frequency, scattering media, terrain slopes, Airborne SAR. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



10. M. Rombach and João Moreira. Description and applications of the multipolarized dual band OrbiSAR-1 InSAR sensor. In Radar Conference, 2003. Proceedings of the International, volume 5, pages 245--250, 2003.
    Keywords: electromagnetic wave reflection, electromagnetic wave scattering, radar polarimetry, remote sensing by radar, Spaceborne SAR, synthetic aperture radar, terrain mapping, topography (Earth), vegetation mapping, OrbiSAR-1 InSAR sensor, area mapping, bald earth height information, biomass, canopy top foliage scattering, digital elevation, forest-classification, ground elevation, interferometric SAR, multipolarized dual band InSAR sensor, permanent cloud covered tropical areas, soil reflection, surface elevation, topographic maps, trunk reflection, vegetation density, vegetation height, vegetation/microwave interaction. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



11. Yunjin Kim and Jakob van Zyl. Overview of Polarimetric Interferometry. In Aerospace Conference Proceedings, 2000 IEEE, volume 3, pages 231--236, 2000.
    Keywords: SAR Processing, radar polarimetry, radiowave interferometry, synthetic aperture radar, SAR interferometry, InSAR, SAR polarimetric interferometry, SAR polarimetry, synthetic aperture radar, Pol-InSAR. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]



12. Stefan Buckreuss and Ralf Horn. E-SAR P-band SAR subsystem design and RF-interference suppression. In Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International, volume 1, pages 466--468, 1998.
    Keywords: SAR Processing, airborne radar, interference suppression, microstrip antenna arrays, radar interference, radar polarimetry, synthetic aperture radar, 450 MHz, E-SAR P-band SAR subsystem design, Germany, Institut fur Hochfrequenztechnik, P-Band, P-band radar front-end, RFI Suppression, RF-interference suppression, Weilheim, carrier frequency, experimental airborne synthetic aperture radar, microstrip patch array antenna, polarimetric radar, signal bandwidth. [Abstract] [bibtex-entry]

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