Target Scattering Mechanism in Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar: Interpretation and Application [Paperback]

This book presents new and advanced concepts, theories and methodologies in polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (PolSAR) target scattering mechanism modeling and interpretation, which is dedicated to bridge the gap between the acquired data and practical applications. It proposes adaptive and generalized polarimetric target decompositions, to precisely interpret the target scattering mechanisms. Further, it develops a uniform polarimetric matrix rotation theory and a polarimetric coherence pattern visualization and interpretation tool to completely explore and characterize the deep information and target signatures in the rotation domain. Finally, it demonstrates land cover classification, target detection, natural disaster damage investigation and mapping applications which use the novel scattering mechanism investigation tools.

The book is a valuable resource for senior undergraduate and postgraduate students, teachers, engineers and researchers in the field of microwave remote sensing, radar polarimetry, imaging radar, and environmental studies.

Si-Wei Chen is an Assistant Professor of the State Key Laboratory of Complex Electromagnetic Environment Effects on Electronics and Information System, School of Electronic Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha, China. His research interests include radar polarimetry, synthetic aperture radar, environmental study, natural disaster evaluation, remote sensing big data and deep learning. He has published more than 50 international top journal and conference papers, including Proceedings of the IEEE, IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, l“-