Polarimetric calibration of l-band airborne sar data

A. Maiti, S. Kumar, V. Tolpekin, S. Agarwal

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Abstract

The PolSAR calibration ensures that the relationship between the SAR observations and the target characteristics on the ground are consistent and resembles the theoretical estimation which in turn improves the overall data quality. Essentially, calibration prevents the propagation of uncertainty into further analysis to characterise the target. In this study, the UAVSAR L-Band data of Rosamond dry lake bed has been calibrated. The calibration of amplitude and phase are carried out with the help of the corner reflector array present in the Rosamond site. The dataset is further calibrated for the crosstalk and channel imbalance using the Quegan’s distortion model. Since the crosstalk distortion model requires an accurate estimation of the covariance matrix, the optimal kernel size for the its computation is selected based on the distortion model behaviour with varying window sizes. Furthermore, the effectiveness of the calibration process has been studied using polarimetric signatures and other statistical measures.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationXXIV ISPRS Congress, Commission I 2020
EditorsN. Paparoditis, C. Mallet, F. Lafarge, S. Hinz, R. Feitosa, M. Weinmann, B. Jutzi
Place of PublicationNice
PublisherInternational Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)
Pages369-374
Number of pages6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 Aug 2020
EventXXIVth ISPRS Congress 2020 - Virtual Event, Nice, France
Duration: 4 Jul 202010 Jul 2020
Conference number: 24
http://www.isprs2020-nice.com

Publication series

NameISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
PublisherCopernicus
VolumeV-1-2020
ISSN (Print)2194-9042

Conference

ConferenceXXIVth ISPRS Congress 2020
Abbreviated titleISPRS 2020
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityNice
Period4/07/2010/07/20
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