Interferometric analysis of quad-pol SAR data for observation of sea ice dynamics

Jae Hun Kim, Jeong Won Park, Sang Hoon Hong, Joong Sun Won

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Abstract

It is difficult to detect and measure slow moving natural objects from a space-borne SAR observation. This paper presents a simple and efficient method to retrieve moving velocity from quad-pol SAR data acquired by dual receive antenna (DRA). The core idea is to exploit the slight observation time difference between different polarizations (H- and V-pol transmitted signals). The difference of scattering centers between different polarizations can be removed by azimuth phase differentiation. It was applied to TerraSAR-X quad-pol SAR over slow drifting sea ice in the Arctic Ocean. The SAR measured velocity was about 1.4 km/hr (or 0.37 m/s) to 2.4 km/hr (or 0.67 m/s). While co-pol data (HH- and VV-pol) are useful to detect slow drifting sea ice because of the strength of returned signals, cross-pol (HV- and VH-pol) data seems more effective to measure the velocity.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2015 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2015 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages3430-3433
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781479979295
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015 Nov 10
EventIEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2015 - Milan, Italy
Duration: 2015 Jul 262015 Jul 31

Publication series

NameInternational Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
Volume2015-November

Other

OtherIEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2015
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityMilan
Period15/7/2615/7/31

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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)

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