Title :
Robust parameter estimation using dual baseline polarimetric SAR interferometry
Author :
Cloude, Shane R.
Author_Institution :
AEL Consultants, Cupar, UK
Abstract :
In this paper we employ a two-level polarimetric coherent vegetation scattering model to investigate parameter estimation for dual baseline fully polarimetric radar interferometry. We show that the height and ground phase can be determined without assumptions about the minimum ground to volume scattering ratio and also we investigate the influence of vertical canopy structure on inversion.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave scattering; parameter estimation; radar polarimetry; radiowave interferometry; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; vegetation mapping; dual baseline fully polarimetric radar interferometry; dual baseline polarimetric SAR interferometry; ground phase; height; inversion; robust parameter estimation; two-level polarimetric coherent vegetation scattering model; vertical canopy structure; Coherence; Equations; Interferometry; Parameter estimation; Polarization; Radar scattering; Robustness; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness; Vegetation mapping;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7536-X
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1025702