• DocumentCode
    339492
  • Title

    The potential of full polarimetric SAR data to classify dry snowcover

  • Author

    Ferro-Famil, L. ; Pottier, E. ; Saillard, J. ; Dedieu, J.P. ; Bernier, Martin ; Fortin, J.P.

  • Author_Institution
    IRESTE, Nantes Univ., France
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    1999
  • Firstpage
    1792
  • Abstract
    The authors propose two polarimetric techniques to evaluate the potential of full polarimetric SAR data to classify dry snowcover. These decomposition methods can be used to compare different images of a site in order to characterize polarimetric variations that are closely linked to properties of the observed medium
  • Keywords
    geophysical signal processing; hydrological techniques; image classification; radar imaging; radar polarimetry; remote sensing by radar; snow; synthetic aperture radar; SAR; classification; decomposition method; dry snowcover; full polarimetric SAR; hydrology; measurement technique; polarization; radar polarimetry; radar remote sensing; snow cover; snow type; snowcover; snowpack; synthetic aperture radar; Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions; Electromagnetic scattering; Laboratories; Matrix decomposition; Radar imaging; Radar polarimetry; Radar scattering; Remote sensing; Scattering parameters; Snow;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1999. IGARSS '99 Proceedings. IEEE 1999 International
  • Conference_Location
    Hamburg
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5207-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IGARSS.1999.772097
  • Filename
    772097