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Statistical analysis of multi-look polarimetric SAR imagery

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With a multiplicative speckle model, this paper shows the multi-look polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data obeys a generalized K-distribution. To validate this distribution model, the multi-look intensity K-distribution is particularly tested. The relationship between the heterogeneity coefficient of the scene and the proper statistical model is experimentally established. In addition, based on the results of the statistical analysis, an adaptive classification scheme is presented, and the improved classification shows the importance of the statistical analysis.

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  1. College of Electron. Eng., Univ. of Electron. Sci. & Tech. of China, 610054, Chengdu

    Liu Guoqing, Huang Shunji, Xiong Hong, A. Torre & F. Rubertone

  2. Dept. of Remote Sensing, Alenia Spazio SPA, 00131, Rome, Italy

    A. Torre & F. Rubertone

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  1. Liu Guoqing
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This work was performed at Alenia Spazio, Rome, Italy. It was a part of the cooperation project between Alenia Spazio and University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China

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Liu, G., Huang, S., Xiong, H. et al. Statistical analysis of multi-look polarimetric SAR imagery. J. of Electron.(China) 16, 172–178 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11767-999-1039-6

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