Advanced Applications with SAR/PolSAR Images in Earth Observation Task

Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) technology has become one of the most important technologies in spaceborne microwave remote sensing, because it can operate during all weather conditions as well as at any time of day. Remote sensing data and images result from complex interactions of electromagnetic (EM) waves with natural media, such as terrain surfaces, the atmosphere, and oceans. Now, due to the development of hardware technology, humans can obtain large amounts of SAR data. These data/images present rich sources for the quantitative description and monitoring of our Earth’s environments. Compared to the traditional single-polarization SAR, the polarimetric SAR (PolSAR) contains more polarimetric information regarding scenes, which can further allow us to understand the characteristics of scenes more effectively. However, information retrieval from PolSAR images requires a full understanding of the polarimetric scattering mechanism and SAR imaging principles. The study of EM wave scattering for remote sensing applications, especially for PolSAR technology, has also become an active and interdisciplinary area. This Special Issue aims to achieve Earth observation with SAR/PolSAR data, which requires high-quality results in SAR/PolSAR applications. Topics include but are not limited to the following:

• SAR/PolSAR terrain classification;
• SAR/PolSAR object detection and recognition;
• SAR/PolSAR change detection;
• Radar polarimetric theory;
• SAR/PolSAR time-series image analysis;
• SAR/PolSAR image interpretation;
• SAR/PolSAR denoising;
• Deep-learning-based SAR/PolSAR processing.

Prof. Dr. Deliang Xiang
Dr. Tao Zhang
Dr. Sinong Quan
Guest Editors

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