POLInSAR: From SIR-C to Tandem-X

Author

Cloude, S.R.

Author_Institution

AEL Consultants, Cupar, UK

fYear

2011

fDate

24-29 July 2011

Firstpage

2570

Lastpage

2573

Abstract

In this paper we provide a review of developments in the field of polarimetric SAR interferometry or POLInSAR, beginning with its origins in data from the SIR-C mission in 1994 and culminating in its latest application to Tandem-X, a space-borne single pass X-Band interferometer launched in 2010. Linking these two important developments in technology we trace the parallel development of signal processing, coherent scattering models and bio-geophysical parameter estimation that have led us to our present understanding of the potential of this new technology for remote sensing applications.

Keywords

geophysical signal processing; geophysical techniques; radar interferometry; radar polarimetry; radar signal processing; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; POLInSAR; SIR-C mission; Tandem-X; biogeophysical parameter estimation; coherent scattering model; polarimetric SAR interferometry; remote sensing application; signal processing; spaceborne single pass X-Band interferometer; Coherence; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Entropy; Equations; Interferometry; Mathematical model; Polarimetry; Radar Interferometry;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2011 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC

ISSN

2153-6996

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-1003-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2011.6049766

Filename

6049766