Title :
POLInSAR: From SIR-C to Tandem-X
Author_Institution :
AEL Consultants, Cupar, UK
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;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2011 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1003-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2011.6049766
