Classification comparisons between dual-pol, compact polarimetric and quad-pol SAR imagery

ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 464-471

  Ainsworth, T L ^a   Kelly, J P ^a   Lee, J S ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification; Remote sensing; SAR

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; CLASSIFICATION ACCURACY; CLASSIFICATION RESULTS; DATA SETS; IMAGING MODES; INFORMATION CONTENTS; POLARIMETRIC SCATTERING; SAR; SAR IMAGERY; SCATTERING MODEL; VERTICAL POLARIZATION;

POLARIMETERS; POLARIZATION; REMOTE SENSING; SCATTERING; SYNTHETIC APERTURES;

POLAROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS;

CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; IMAGING METHOD; POLARIZATION; REMOTE SENSING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 70149095969     PISSN: 09242716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2008.12.008     Document Type: Article

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