Littoral remote sensing using polarimetric SAR

Author

Lee, J.S. ; Schuler, D.L. ; Ainsworth, T.L. ; Du, L.J.

Author_Institution

Remote Sensing Div., Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1997

fDate

3-8 Aug 1997

Firstpage

1407

Abstract

Polarimetric SAR has been successfully applied for, terrain and land-use classification, soil moisture and biomass measurements, and many other areas of remote sensing. However, its application to ocean and coastal areas has not been developed. This paper describes several remote-sensing applications for the littoral zone using polarimetric SAR. SIR-C L- and C-band and JPL AIRSAR images are used for illustration

Keywords

S-matrix theory; geophysical techniques; oceanographic techniques; radar cross-sections; radar polarimetry; remote sensing by radar; seafloor phenomena; synthetic aperture radar; C-band; JPL AIRSAR; L-band; SHF; SIR-C; UHF; geophysical measurement technique; intertidal zone; littoral zone; ocean; polarimetric SAR; radar polarimetry; radar remote sensing; sea coast; seafloor geology; terrain mapping; Conductors; Oceans; Polarization; Radar polarimetry; Radar remote sensing; Radar scattering; Remote sensing; Scattering parameters; Sea measurements; Sea surface;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1997. IGARSS '97. Remote Sensing - A Scientific Vision for Sustainable Development., 1997 IEEE International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3836-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1997.606461

Filename

606461