外文摘要：With the rapid advancements in SAR systems aiming for operational capabilities, crop characterization using compact-polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (CP-SAR) data has gained considerable attention. This study thoroughly assesses the potential usefulness of C-band SAR data in CP mode using the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) for crop monitoring. The research unfolds across two separate phases: 1) Extensive crop scattering characterization and 2) Crop classification. In the first part, we introduce three descriptors: compact-polarimetric SAR signature (CPS), differential CPS (DCPS), and the geodesic distance (GD) between signatures, to characterize the scattering pattern of four crop types: soybean, hay, corn, and cereal. We, then, derive the mu parameter and employ it in the mu - chi decomposition method. Time-series investigation of the proposed descriptors and the three power components: P-s, P-d, and P-v provide valuable insights into the scattering responses exhibited by crops, facilitating a robust assessment and tracking of their growing cycle, thus, enabling the potential for improving crop discrimination. In the second part, we employ the mu - chi and m - chi decompositions and wave descriptors to extract a stack of CP features for crop mapping. Combining diverse feature types and leveraging single- and multi-date RCM images, classification experiments yield an optimal classification map with an overall accuracy of 89.71%, particularly when utilizing features extracted from multi-date datasets. This study illustrates a substantial effort in crop classification, underscoring the potential of the RCM CP-SAR mission. Furthermore, our findings emphasize the potential of CP-SAR data from the RCM mission in contributing to precision agriculture and sustainable crop management practices.
外文关键词：Agriculture;Decomposition;compact polarimetry (CP);RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM);synthetic aperture radar (SAR)
作者：Jafarzadeh, Hamid;Verma, Abhinav;Mahdianpari, Masoud;Bhattacharya, Avik;Homayouni, Saeid
作者单位：Inst Natl Rech Sci;Mem Univ Newfoundland;Indian Inst Technol;C CORE
期刊名称：IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN APPLIED EARTH OBSERVATIONS AND REMOTE SENSING
期刊影响因子：0.0
出版年份：2024
出版刊次：17
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