Analysis of the Influence of NESZ Variations on Cross-Polarized Signatures of Sea Ice

Abstract — The information content retrievable from ENVISAT ASAR cross-polarization data is evaluated with respect to sea ice monitoring. Low backscatter from sea ice and open water in combination with variations in the NESZ pose challenges for data visualization and classification. A novel classifi...

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Main Authors: B. Scheuchl, I. Cumming
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Subjects:
Asar
Sea ice
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.407.3301
http://sar.ece.ubc.ca/papers/Bernd_IGARSS_2005.pdf
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Summary:Abstract — The information content retrievable from ENVISAT ASAR cross-polarization data is evaluated with respect to sea ice monitoring. Low backscatter from sea ice and open water in combination with variations in the NESZ pose challenges for data visualization and classification. A novel classification scheme based on parallel Wishart classifiers for single and dual polarization data is introduced that allows the utilization of crosspolarized information for part of the scene.

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