Urban land use separability as a function of radar polarization
- 1 March 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Remote Sensing
- Vol. 8 (3) , 441-448
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01431168708948652
Abstract
In this study the relationship between urban land use features and radar polarization was examined. Statistical tests were applied to density readings of HH-and HV-polarized X-band SAR imagery to determine: (1) differences in signal return among urban land use categories within a single polarization and (2) variations in signal return between polarizations for individual land use categories. Only one category produced a statistical difference between polarizations. Although some categories were separable on both polarizations, others were separable only on a single polarization. Possible reasons are discussed along with an observed clustering of classes by signal response/grey tone.Keywords
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