Observations of Terra Nova Bay polynya by RadarSAT-2: Dual-and single-polarization methods
In this study, dual-polarimetric (DP) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data collected by the RadarSAT-2 SAR mission in Antarctica are exploited to observe Terra Nova Bay (TNB) polynya, Ross Sea, Antarctica. Single-polarization segmentation and a dual-polarimetric classification scheme are adopted to a...
Published in: | 2017 IEEE 3rd International Forum on Research and Technologies for Society and Industry (RTSI) |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Conference Object |
Language: | English |
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
2017
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11367/65202 https://doi.org/10.1109/RTSI.2017.8065884 |
Summary: | In this study, dual-polarimetric (DP) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data collected by the RadarSAT-2 SAR mission in Antarctica are exploited to observe Terra Nova Bay (TNB) polynya, Ross Sea, Antarctica. Single-polarization segmentation and a dual-polarimetric classification scheme are adopted to analyze the polynya. Experimental results show that single-polarization segmentation allows correctly extracting polynya; while dual-polarimetric information provides additional information that allows a rough classification according to the dominant scattering mechanism that characterizes the observed scene. |
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