Ship Detection in ENVISAT ASAR Alternating Polarisation Images

• Main Authors: VAN WIMERSMA GREIDANUS Herman, THOORENS Francois-Xavier, BAUNA Tony, INDREGARD Marte, ARNESEN T.N.
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Space Agency 2008
• Subjects: Barents Sea; North Atlantic
• Online Access: https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC37317; http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/eng/events/2007/asar.asp

RADARSAT has been used with much success for ship detection, and considerable experience has been built up in the past. ENVISAT ASAR does not yet have such a long history. It has long been known that VV polarisation is not very accommodating to ship detection, although it is for ship wake imaging. M...