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SAR Image Analysis

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Image Analysis is an active microwave remote sensing pipeline that processes complex-valued radar backscatter data to characterize land cover, surface roughness, moisture, and structural properties. Foundational treatment was consolidated by Jong-Sen Lee and Eric Pottier in their 2009 CRC Press volume, which established the polarimetric framework widely adopted by research and operational communities working with satellites such as Sentinel-1, ALOS PALSAR, and RADARSAT.

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Sources

  1. Lee, J.-S., & Pottier, E. (2009). Polarimetric Radar Imaging: From Basics to Applications. CRC Press. ISBN: 978-1-4200-5497-2

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