Polarimetric SAR Techniques and Applications

• Main Author: Carlos López-Martínez (Ed.) (auth)
• Other Authors: Juan Manuel Lopez-Sanchez (Ed.) (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2017
• Subjects: Environmental economics; Earth Observation; SAR; Remote Sensing; Polarimetry
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Polarimetry allows sensitivity to the structural and geometric properties of the scene, making it possible a more accurate identification and classification than non-polarimetric systems. Then, polarimetry makes possible new applications, especially in quantitative extraction of bio and geophysical...