Fractal maps dependence on SAR look angle

Author

Martino, Gerardo Di ; Iodice, Antonio ; Riccio, Daniele ; Ruello, Giuseppe ; Zinno, Ivana

Author_Institution

Univ. di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy

fYear

2012

fDate

22-27 July 2012

Firstpage

6641

Lastpage

6644

Abstract

In this paper the application of an innovative SAR image processing developed by the authors - that provides a map of the point by point fractal dimension of a single (amplitude) SAR image - to a data-set of COSMO-SkyMed images, with look angles varying from 20° to 45°, is presented. The main objective is the analysis of the fractal behavior of natural and urban scenarios, with particular evidence to the fact that fractal dimension estimation, in the case of SAR images of natural areas, turns out to be independent of the sensor viewing geometry, while for urban areas it is strongly dependent on look angle variations.

Keywords

fractals; geophysical image processing; geophysical techniques; radar imaging; synthetic aperture radar; COSMO-SkyMed images; SAR look angle; fractal maps; innovative SAR image processing; natural scenario; point fractal dimension; single SAR image; urban areas; urban scenario; Business; Estimation; Fractals; Histograms; Image resolution; Synthetic aperture radar; Urban areas; SAR; fractals; spectral analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2012 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Munich

ISSN

2153-6996

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1160-1

Electronic_ISBN

2153-6996

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6352076

Filename

6352076