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Single-baseline polarimetric SAR interferometry
- Source :
- IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. Nov, 2001, Vol. 39 Issue 11, p2352, 12 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- The objective of this paper is to examine the application of single-baseline polarimetric SAR interferometry to the remote sensing and measurement of structure over forested terrain. For this, a polarimetric coherent scattering model for vegetation cover suitable for the estimation of forest parameters from interferometric observables is introduced, discussed and validated. Based on this model, an inversion algorithm which allows the estimation of forest parameters such as tree height, average extinction, and underlying topography from single-baseline fully polarimetric interferometric data is addressed. The performance of the inversion algorithm is demonstrated using fully polarimetric single baseline experimental data acquired by DLR's E-SAR system at L-band. Index Terms--Forest parameter inversion, polarimetric interferometry, radar polarimetry, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) interferometry.
Details
- ISSN :
- 01962892
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.80533508