A three-component scattering model for polarimetric SAR data

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 963-973

  Freeman, Anthony ^a   Durden, Stephen L ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747921774     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/36.673687     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. S.L. Durden, J.J. van Zyl, and H.A. Zebker, "Modeling and observation of the radar polarization signature of forested areas," IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, vol. 27, pp. 290-301, May 1989.
2. M. Moghaddam and S. Saatchi, "Analysis of scattering mechanisms in SAR imagery over boreal forest: Results from BOREAS'93," IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, vol. 33, pp. 1290-1295, Sept. 1995.
3. S.L. Durden, J.D. Klein, and H.A. Zebker, "Polarimetric radar measurements of a forested area near Mt. Shasta," IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, vol. 29, pp. 444150, May 1991.
4. Y. Wang, "Radar backscatter modeling and applications in forested environments," Ph.D. dissertation, Univ. California, Santa Barbara, July 1992.
5. F.T. Ulaby, K. Sarabandi, K.C. McDonald, M. Whitt, and M. C. Dobson, "Michigan microwave canopy scattering model (MIMICS)," Int. J. Remote Sensing, vol. 11, no. 7, pp. 1223-1253, 1990.
6. J.R. Huynen, "Phenomological theory of radar targets," Ph.D. disserta-tion, Tech. Univ., Delft, The Netherlands, 1970.
7. J.J. van Zyl, "Unsupervised classification of scattering behavior using radar polarimetry data," IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, vol. 27, pp. 36-45, Jan. 1989.
8. S.R. Cloude, "Uniqueness of target decomposition theorems in radar polarimetry," in Direct and Inverse Methods in Radar Polarimetry, Part 1, NATO-ARW, Boerner et ai, Eds. Norwell, MA: Kluwer, 1992, pp. 267-296, ISBN 0-7293-1498-0.
9. W.A. Holm and R.M. Barnes, "On radar polarization mixed state decomposition theorems," in Proc. 1988 USA Nat. Radar Conf., pp. 248-254.
10. J.J. van Zyl, "Application of Cloude's target decomposition theorem to polarimetric imaging radar data," Radar Polarimetry, San Diego, CA, SPIE, vol. 1748, pp. 184-212, July 1992.
11. S.R. Cloude and E. Pettier, "A review of target decomposition theorems in radar polarimetry," IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, vol. 34, pp. 498-518, Mar. 1996.
12. E. Krogager, "Aspects of polarimetric radar imaging," in Ph.D. dissertation, Tech. Univ. Denmark, published Danish Defence Res. Establishment, May 1993.
13. E. Krogager and A.H. Czyz, "Properties of the sphere, diplane, helix decomposition," in Proc. 3rd Int. Workshop Radar Polarimetry, JIPR Nantes, France, Mar. 1995, pp. 106-114.
14. A. Freeman and S. Durden, "A three-component scattering model to describe polarimetric SAR data," in Proc. SPIE Conf. Radar Polarimetry, San Diego, CA, July 1992, pp. 213-224.
15. M.C. Dobson, F.T. Ulaby, T. LeToan, A. Beaudoin, E. Kasischke, and N. Christensen, "Dependence of radar backscatter on coniferous biomass," IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, vol. 30, pp. 412115, Mar. 1992.
16. T. LeToan, A. Beaudoin, J. Riom, and D. Guyon, "Relating forest biomass to SAR data," IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, Vol. 30, pp. 403-111, Mar. 1992.
17. J.G. Fleischman, S. Ayasli, E.M. Adams, and D. R. Gosselin, "Foliage penetration experiment: Part I-Foliage attenuation and backscatter analysis of SAR imagery," IEEE Trans. Aerosp. Electron. Syst., vol. 32, pp. 135-144, Jan. 1996.
18. F.T. Ulaby, D. Held, M.C. Dobson, K. C. McDonald, and T. B. A. Senior, "Relating polarization phase difference of SAR signals to scene properties," IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, vol. GE-25, pp. 83-92, Jan. 1987.
19. K.C. McDonald, personal communication, 1996.
20. A. Cuissard, "Phase calibration of polarimetric radars from slightly rough surfaces," IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, vol. 32, pp. 712-714, May 1994.