Performance analysis of scattering mechanism identification of dual-polarization SAR using a modified H-α decomposition

Tien Tzu Hsueh Pao/Acta Electronica Sinica

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 572-579

  Wu, Yong Hui ^a   Yu, Wen Xian ^b   Ji, Ke Feng ^c   Wang, Xiao Jun ^a   Qi, Wei ^a   Shan, Cai Liang ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RADAR ACADEMY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Identification; Polarimetry; Scattering mechanism; Synthetic aperture radar (SAR)

Indexed keywords

DLR E-SAR; DUAL-POLARIZATION SAR; DUAL-POLARIZATIONS; FEASIBLE REGIONS; FULL POLARIZATION; H-ALPHA; IDENTIFICATION; ISOTROPIC SURFACES; LOW ENTROPY; NASA/JPL AIRSAR; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; SCATTERING MECHANISMS;

ELLIPSOMETRY; IMAGING SYSTEMS; POLARIMETERS; POLARIZATION; RADAR; SCATTERING; SYNTHETIC APERTURES;

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 77953149758     PISSN: 03722112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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