1. POLARIMETRIE RADAR COMPLETE ET PARTIELLE POUR LE SUIVI DES SURFACES TERRESTRES.
- Author
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Frison, Pierre-Louis, Lardeux, Cédric, Fruneau, Bénédicte, and Rudant, Jean-Paul
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POLARIMETRY , *SEDIMENTATION & deposition - Abstract
This article presents some illustrations of (fully or partial) polarimetric radar data applications for the monitoring of terrestrial surfaces. The first part is dedicated to fully polarimetric radar data. Firstly, a theoretical reminder presents the specificity of fully polarimetric data. Then illustrations are given for vegetation types cartography as well as spatio-temporal processes of sedimentation in a semi-arid area in Tunisia. The second part focuses on partially polarimetric data, of the type acquired by the Sentinel-1A/1B satellite SAR sensors, which will be widely used in future years due to their significant contribution to land surface observations studies for environmental sciences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Published
- 2019