Polarimetric Remote Sensing
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Engineering Remote Sensing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2022) | Viewed by 4940
Special Issue Editors
Interests: polarimetric SAR classification; forward and inverse modeling of microwave vegetation and surface backscattering; multisource data integration for mapping natural disasters and monitoring environmental changes
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Interests: radar polarimetry; inverse scattering; microwave remote-sensing; wireless sensor networks
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The polarization state of electromagnetic waves plays an essential role in the interaction of radar signals with targets and/or propagating media. In radar remote sensing, characteristic information about the targets’ scattering mechanism can be obtained by implementing polarization control. In comparison to single-polarization observation, the inclusion of radar polarimetry consequently can lead to significant improvements in the retrieval of bio- and geophysical parameters, the classification of different scattering objects, and the scale and accuracy of various practical applications.
Due to the advantages of radar polarimetry, it has become common to include polarimetric observation functionalities in most recent and future advanced SAR systems. In particular, ALOS/PALSAR, the first spaceborne L-band polarimetric SAR system, provided invaluable polarimetric data and demonstrated the usability of polarimetry in various applications. With the increase in global polarimetric SAR observations, various advanced polarimetric data processing technologies have been developed over the past two decades.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to summarize the latest academic achievements in various technologies and applications related to polarimetric remote sensing. Moreover, we expect that this Special Issue can promote further research to deepen our knowledge on dynamic Earth. We would like to invite you to submit articles about your recent studies linked to this Special Issue “Polarimetric Remote Sensing”.
Topics of this special issue:
Measurement technologies: PolSAR, Pol-In-SAR, compact polarimetry, circularly polarized synthetic aperture radar (CP-SAR), polarimetric calibration, etc.
Analysis technologies: polarimetric decomposition, classification, change detection, etc.
Inversion technologies: biomass, soil moisture, topography, ionosphere, etc.
Applications: forest, ocean, disasters, cryosphere, etc.
Prof. Dr. Sang-Eun Park
Prof. Dr. Toshifumi Moriyama
Guest Editors
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