Ship and oil-spill detection using the degree of polarization in linear and hybrid/compact dual-pol SAR

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 885-892

  Shirvany, Reza ^a   Chabert, Marie ^a   Tourneret, Jean Yves ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Compact polarimetry; deepwater horizon; degree of polarization (DoP); depolarization; dual pol; hybrid; oil slick; oil spill; ship detection; synthetic aperture radar (SAR)

Indexed keywords

COMPACT POLARIMETRIES; DEEPWATER; DEGREE OF POLARIZATION; DUAL-POL; HYBRID; OIL SLICKS; SHIP DETECTION;

COASTAL ZONES; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; OIL SPILLS; POLARIMETERS; POLARIZATION; SHIPS;

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; MONITORING SYSTEM; OIL SPILL; POLARIZATION; RADARSAT; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

CALIFORNIA; SAN FRANCISCO BAY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863535509     PISSN: 19391404     EISSN: 21511535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTARS.2012.2182760     Document Type: Article

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