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A new approach for ship detection in SAR imagery based on convolution between different polarization channels

  • Haiyan Li*
  • , Yijun He
  • , Wenguang Wang
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • CAS - Institute of Oceanology
  • University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Abstract

A new approach is proposed for ship detection with SAR (Synthetics Aperture Radar) images based on the convolution between different polarimetric channels. The method takes advantages of different statistical behaviors among ships and surrounding ocean, interpreting the information through the convolution in order to provide a more reliable detection. The simulations show that the convolution is sensitive to the size and shape of ships not to sea state. The method can be used under high sea state and have no relation to the movement of ships. Moreover, the method is general which is not only suitable for dual polarization data but also for full polarization data. The detection performance over both simulated and real images confirms the robustness of the method.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationISAPE 2006 - 2006 7th International Symposium on Antennas, Propagation and EM Theory, Proceedings
Pages1166-1169
Number of pages4
StatePublished - 2006
Event2006 7th International Symposium on Antennas, Propagation and EM Theory, ISAPE 2006 - Guilin, China
Duration: 26 Oct 200629 Oct 2006

Publication series

NameISAPE 2006 - 2006 7th International Symposium on Antennas, Propagation and EM Theory, Proceedings

Conference

Conference2006 7th International Symposium on Antennas, Propagation and EM Theory, ISAPE 2006
Country/TerritoryChina
CityGuilin
Period26/10/0629/10/06

Keywords

  • Convolution
  • Ocean remote sensing
  • Polarization SAR
  • Ship detection

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