A review of polarimetry in the context of synthetic aperture radar: concepts and information extraction

This study provides an update of the polarimetric tools currently being used for optimum information extraction from polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images. The basics of polarimetric theory are summarized and discussed in the context of SAR. Calibration of polarimetric SAR, which is an important issue for the extraction of meaningful polarization information, is reviewed. Information extraction using the scattered and received wave parameters and target decomposition theory is considered. In particular, the use of coherent versus incoherent target decomposition is discussed and the practical limitations of these target decompositions are outlined. Speckle filtering and classification of polarimetric SAR images are also thoroughly analyzed, and the important directions for future research are outlined.

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