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Imaging and structural feature decomposition of a complex target using multi-aspect polarimetric scattering

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Based on the Huynen parametric decomposition of target scattering matrix, the polarimetric ellipse parameters are transformed and applied to decomposition of scattering mechanisms of a complex target in VHR POL-SAR images (very high resolution, polarimetric synthetic aperture radar). Making use of multi-aspect (or circle-aspect) and wideband VHR POL-SAR images, scattering mechanisms of a volumetric target and its structural components are recognized over image pixels. Utilizing the layover features, the target height profile is also estimated from two-dimensional image. As example, polarimetric scattering data of some vehicles on ground, including multi-aspect simulated data and experimental measurements, are applied to validations of scattering mechanism decompositions and target structural feature recognition.

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Li, Y., Jin, YQ. Imaging and structural feature decomposition of a complex target using multi-aspect polarimetric scattering. Sci. China Inf. Sci. 59, 082308 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11432-015-5491-7

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