Polarisation Applications in Remote Sensing

by Cloude, Shane

• ISBN13: 9780199569731
• ISBN10: 0199569738
• eBook ISBN(s): 9780191580383
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-12-30
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

In this monograph S.R. Cloude introduces, for the first time, the topics of radar polarimetry and interferometry. This topic was first developed in 1997 and has since developed into a major topic in radar sciences and its applications, in particular to space sciences. In its simplest form itconcerns the study of interferograms formed by combining waves with different polarizations and their exploitation to infer important physical properties of the planetary surface being investigated.Written in three main sections, the first four chapters provide a detailed coverage of all major topics of polarimetry, including its basis in electromagnetic scattering theory, decomposition theorems and a detailed analysis of the entropy/alpha approach. The next chapter offers a brief introductionto radar interferometry, before developing in three chapters the important new topic of polarimetric interferometry. In this way it provides a complete treatment of the subject, suitable for those working in interferometry who wish to know about polarimetry, or vice versa, as well as those new tothe topic who are looking for a one-stop comprehensive treatment of the subject. The emphasis throughout is on the application of these techniques to remote sensing and the book concludes with a set of practical examples to illustrate the theoretical ideas.

Author Biography

Professor Cloude is a leading expert in the field of radar remote sensing. He currently leads AEL Consultants, offering training courses and applied research for customers in radar remote sensing, following a distinguished academic career including Honorary Professorships and Chairs at the Universities of Dundee and York, the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute in Aberdeen, Scotland, and the University of Adelaide. In 2001 he was appointed a Fellow of the IEEE for his contributions to the development of polarization techniques in remote sensing. He has received major awards for his work.

Table of Contents

Polarised Electromagnetic Waves

Depolarisation and Scattering Entropy

Depolarisation in Surface and Volume Scattering

Decomposition Theorems

Introduction to Radar Interferometry

Polarimetric Interferometry

Coherence Variation for Surface and Volume Scattering

Parameter Estimation using Polarimetric Interferometry

Applications of Polarimetry and Interferometry

Introduction to Matrix Algebra

Unitary and Rotation Groups

Coherent Stochastic Signal Analysis

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