Title :
Target decomposition analysis of SIR-C imagery for characterization of scattering mechanisms and their dependence on observation parameters
Author :
Fujita, Masaharu ; Nakamura, Sota
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Aerosp. Eng., Tokyo Metropolitan Inst. of Technol., Japan
Abstract :
Multitemporal Shuttle Imaging Radar C (SIR-C) images taken over the Sarobetsu test site were analyzed using target decomposition to characterize the scattering mechanisms and relate them with the target conditions. Analysis results indicate a change in the dominant scattering mechanism with a change in the observation parameters, which is reasonably related with the surface conditions estimated from aerial photographs.
Keywords :
electromagnetic wave scattering; radar imaging; remote sensing by radar; SIR-C imagery; Sarobetsu test site scattering mechanisms; aerial photographs; dominant scattering mechanism; multitemporal Shuttle Imaging Radar C; observation parameters; scattering mechanisms; target conditions; target decomposition analysis; Data analysis; Image analysis; Matrix decomposition; Polarization; Radar imaging; Radar polarimetry; Radar scattering; Scattering parameters; Synthetic aperture radar; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TGRS.2003.817806
