Abstract
In this study we analyze Radarsat-2 quadruple polarization (quad-pol) mode data acquired over the Everglades wetlands in south Florida. We analyzed the phase information of each polarization mode independently, and obtained similar fringe patterns representing water level changes in all four interferograms. It is surprising, because common scattering theories indicate that cross-polarization (cross-pol) observations reflect volume scattering due to the interaction of the radar signal with upper sections of the vegetation. However, our cross-pol interferometric observations suggest that the cross-pol signal reached the water surface and scattered back to the satellite by a rotated dihedral double bounce mechanism. Based on these new observations, we developed a new scattering formulation that accounts also for double bounce component in cross-pol.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) |
| Pages | 3138-3141 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
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| State | Published - 2010 |
| Event | 2010 30th IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2010 - Honolulu, HI, United States Duration: Jul 25 2010 → Jul 30 2010 |
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| Other | 2010 30th IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2010 |
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| Country | United States |
| City | Honolulu, HI |
| Period | 7/25/10 → 7/30/10 |
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Keywords
- Everglades
- Polarimetric decomposition
- Polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (POLSAR)
- Rotated dihedral scattering
- Volume scattering
- Wetland InSAR
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)
- Computer Science Applications
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Rotated dihedral and volume scattering behavior in cross-polarimetric SAR. / Hong, Sang Hoon; Wdowinski, Shimon.
International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS). 2010. p. 3138-3141 5654326.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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T1 - Rotated dihedral and volume scattering behavior in cross-polarimetric SAR
AU - Hong, Sang Hoon
AU - Wdowinski, Shimon
PY - 2010
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AB - In this study we analyze Radarsat-2 quadruple polarization (quad-pol) mode data acquired over the Everglades wetlands in south Florida. We analyzed the phase information of each polarization mode independently, and obtained similar fringe patterns representing water level changes in all four interferograms. It is surprising, because common scattering theories indicate that cross-polarization (cross-pol) observations reflect volume scattering due to the interaction of the radar signal with upper sections of the vegetation. However, our cross-pol interferometric observations suggest that the cross-pol signal reached the water surface and scattered back to the satellite by a rotated dihedral double bounce mechanism. Based on these new observations, we developed a new scattering formulation that accounts also for double bounce component in cross-pol.
KW - Everglades
KW - Polarimetric decomposition
KW - Polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (POLSAR)
KW - Rotated dihedral scattering
KW - Volume scattering
KW - Wetland InSAR
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U2 - 10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5654326
DO - 10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5654326
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