Polarimetry Workshop.
Practical Radar Polarimetry: Theory and Applications
Workshop instructors:
Gordon Staples
MDA
Richmond, B.C., CANADA
gstaples@mdacorporation.com
Daniel DeLisle
Canadian Space Agency
St. Hubert, Quebec
daniel.delisle@asc-csa.gc.ca]
Summary:
The objective of the workshop is to provide a point-of-entry for the user who is familiar with radar data and radar applications, but is interested in polarimetric radar theory, analysis, and applications. The workshop, which presents radar polarimetry from a practical perspective, relates polarimetric parameters to physical interpretation. The workshop will provide a discussion of scattering polarimetry, polarimetric visulization, and target decomposition techniques. In addition, the advanced features of RADARSAT-2, with a focus on radar polarimetry are discussed.
The workshop integrates theory with hands-on computer-based demonstrations. The objective of the demonstrations is to provide experience with the manipulation of quad-polarized data, and to augment the topics presented in the theory. The demonstrations also provide exposure to the various quad-polarized data analysis and visualization algorithms that are available.
To compliment the theory section, an overview of polarimetry applications will be presented. The applications will cover many areas including agriculture, defence, forestry, resource management, flooding, ice mapping, and marine surveillance.
The workshop is designed to be interactive, so attendees are encouraged to openly discuss issues related to radar polarimetry.
Duration:
The workshop is proposed for a duration of one day.
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