02573nam a2200373 a 4500 ebr10504137 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 110725s2011 njuadf sb 001 0 eng d 2011031426 9781118115114 (hardback) 9781118116074 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)761321881 TK6592.S95 V36 2011eb 621.3848/5 23 Van Zyl, Jakob, 1967- Synthetic aperture radar polarimetry [electronic resource] / Jakob van Zyl, Yunjin Kim. 1st ed. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2011. xix, 288 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.). JPL space science and technology series ; 2 Includes bibliographical references and index. "This book describes the application of polarimetric synthetic aperture radar to Earth remote sensing based on research at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). This book synthesizes all current research to provide practical information for both the newcomer and the expert in radar polarimetry. The text offers a concise description of the mathematical fundamentals illustrated with many examples using SAR data, with a main focus on remote sensing of the Earth.The book begins with basics of synthetic aperture radar to provide the basis for understanding how polarimetric SAR images are formed and gives an introduction to the fundamentals of radar polarimetry. It goes on to discuss more advanced polarimetric concepts that allow one to infer more information about the terrain being imaged. In order to analyze data quantitatively, the signals must be calibrated carefully, which the book addresses in a chapter summarizing the basic calibration algorithms. The book concludes with examples of applying polarimetric analysis to scattering from rough surfaces, to infer soil moisture from radar signals"-- Provided by publisher. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Synthetic aperture radar. Polarimetric remote sensing. Electronic books. local Kim, Yun-jin. ebrary, Inc. JPL space science and technology series ; 2. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10504137 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 221060 221060