Multi-polarization SAR data for operational ice monitoring

Multi-polarization SAR data for operational ice monitoring

The launch of Envisat-ASAR, RADARSAT-2 and ALOS-PALSAR will offer operational polarization-diverse SAR data for the first time. A series of example data sets from aircraft and SIR-C are examined to evaluate the operational potential of these future systems. The primary operational advantage of multi...

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Hauptverfasser: Manore, M.J., Flett, D.G., De Abreu, R.A., Ramsay, B.R., van der Sanden, J.J.
Format: Tagungsbericht
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aircraft
Frequency
Meteorology
Optical scattering
Optical sensors
Polarization
Remote monitoring
Satellites
Sea ice
Spaceborne radar
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Zusammenfassung:The launch of Envisat-ASAR, RADARSAT-2 and ALOS-PALSAR will offer operational polarization-diverse SAR data for the first time. A series of example data sets from aircraft and SIR-C are examined to evaluate the operational potential of these future systems. The primary operational advantage of multi-polarization data will be improved ice-water discrimination at low incidence angles, although the expected noise-floor of the satellite systems may limit their utility for discrimination of new ice types.
DOI:10.1109/IGARSS.2001.976807