Optimum detection and segmentation of oil-slicks using polarimetric SAR data

IEE Proceedings: Radar, Sonar and Navigation

Volumn 147, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 309-320

  Lombardo, P ^a   Oliver, C J ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; POLARIMETERS; POLARIZATION; SURFACE WATERS; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

OIL SLICK; POLARIMETRIC IMAGERY; POLARIMETRIC SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR DATA; SINGLE POLARISATION;

RADAR IMAGING;

EID: 0034479860     PISSN: 13502395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-rsn:20000557     Document Type: Article

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