Coherent Scatterers Detection in Glacier Environments by means of TerraSAR-X Images

Conference: EUSAR 2010 - 8th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar
06/07/2010 - 06/10/2010 at Aachen, Germany

Proceedings: EUSAR 2010

Pages: 4Language: englishTyp: PDF

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Authors:
Sanjuan-Ferrer, Maria J.; Hajnsek, Irena; Papathanassiou, Kostantinos P. (German Aerospace Center (DLR), Microwaves and Radar Institute (HR), Germany)
Hajnsek, Irena (ETH Zurich, Institute of Environmental Engineering, Switzerland)

Abstract:
This paper investigates the detection of Coherent Scatterers (CSs) in Ice and Glacier terrain by means of TerraSAR- X images in the test case of the Helheim Glacier in Greenland. CSs are evaluated with respect to detection, properties and potential applications. The detection of CSs by means of TerraSAR-X data is discussed and optimised detection schemata for minimising false alarm rate are investigated. Properties and quality of the detected CSs are analysed.