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      Polarimetric SAR Target Scattering Interpretation in Rotation Domain: Theory and Application

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          Backscattering of radar targets is sensitive to the relative geometry between target orientations and the radar line of sight. This scattering diversity makes imaging radar represented by polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) information processing and applications very difficult. This situation has become one of the main bottlenecks in the interpretation of the target scattering mechanism and quantitative applications. In this work, we review and introduce a new interpretation of the target scattering mechanism in the rotation domain along the radar line of sight. This concept includes the recently established uniform polarimetric matrix rotation theory and polarimetric coherence pattern visualization and interpretation in the rotation domain. The core idea of target scattering interpretation in the rotation domain is to extend the amount of target information acquired at a given geometry to the rotation domain, which then provides fundamentals for the deep mining and utilization of target scattering information. This work mainly focuses on the investigation of derived new polarimetric feature sets and application demonstrations. Comparison study results validate the promising potential for the application of the established interpretation framework in the rotation domain with respect to target discrimination and classification.

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          Journal
          Journal of Radars
          Chinese Academy of Sciences
          01 October 2017
          : 6
          : 5
          : 442-455
          Affiliations
          [1 ] (The State Key Laboratory of Complex Electromagnetic Environment Effects on Electronics and Information System, School of Electronics Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China)
          Article
          463e71623fc8445cbcad086854bbb720
          10.12000/JR17033
          14e39dfe-7481-42b3-95ff-97dad8f128f6

          This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Unported License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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          Technology (General)
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          Remote sensing,Electrical engineering
          Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (PolSAR),Scattering mechanism,Rotation domain,Polarimetric target decomposition,Image interpretation

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