Deriving Changjiang coastal zone wind from C-band SAR and its application to salinity simulation

Wind plays an important role in hydrodynamic processes such as the expansion of Changjiang （Yangtze） River Diluted Water （CDW）, and shelf circulation in the Changjiang estuary. Thus, it is essential to include wind in the numerical simulation of these phenomena. Synthetic aperture radar （SAR） with high resolution and wide spatial coverage is valuable for measuring spatially inhomogeneous ocean surface wind fields. We have collected 87 ERS-2 SAR images with wind-induced streaks that cover the Cbangjiang coastal area, to verify and improve the validity of wind direction retrieval using the 2D fast Fourier transform method. We then used these wind directions as inputs to derive SAR wind speeds using the C-band model. To demonstrate the applicability of the algorithms, we validated the SAR-retrieved wind fields using QuikSCAT measurements and the atmospheric Weather Research Forecasting model. In general, we found good agreement between the datasets, indicating the reliability and applicability of SAR- retrieved algorithms under different atmospheric conditions. We investigated the main error sources of this process, and conducted sensitivity analyses to estimate the wind speed errors caused by the effect of speckle, uncertainties in wind direction, and inaccuracies in the normalized radar cross section. Finally, we used the SAR-retrieved wind fields to simulate the salinity distribution off the Changjiang estuary. The findings of this study will be valuable for wind resource assessment and the development of future numerical ocean models based on SAR images.     

差分InSAR处理及其应用分析

本文结合实例分析和介绍了影响In SAR处理结果的几个重要环节。如: 数据源及像对选择 ;影响In SAR处理的因素等。目前有4～5种雷达卫星数据可以用于In SAR的处理,ERS-1/2卫星数据效果最好; 差分In SAR处理的工作步骤中,亚像元精度的配准、相干性分析、全相位恢复等是其中的关键技术。In SAR的精度和噪声水平是In SAR能否实用的重要条件,噪声影响地物的相干性,噪声较大部位相干性消失,在整幅图像中噪声区域不大于30% ,将不影响整体的In SAR测量结果。     

基于SAR干涉点目标分析技术的城市地表形变监测

通过深入研究干涉点目标的相位模型,提出基于空间搜索的邻近点目标干涉相位差解缠方法,用以计算点目标的地形残差和线性形变,以及分离点目标大气延迟相位和非线性形变相位的时空域滤波方法,解决干涉点目标分析中的关键问题.最后,以苏州地区地表沉降监测为应用试验,利用形成的SAR干涉点目标形变信息提取技术,获取苏州市区1992-2002年间的地表沉降信息.研究结果与已有文献记录保持比较好的一致性,证明SAR干涉点目标技术完全可以发展成为应用于城市地表形变监测的实用化技术.

Abstract：

Interferometric point target analysis (IPTA) is one of the latest developments in radar interferometric processing. It is achieved by analysis of the interferometric phases of some individual point targets, which are discrete and present temporarily stable backscattering characteristics, in long temporal series of interferometric SAR images. This paper analyzes the interferometric phase model of point targets, and then addresses two key issues within IPTA process. Firstly, a spatial searching method is proposed to unwrap the interferometric phase difference between two neighboring point targets. The height residual error and linear deformation rate of each point target can then be calculated, when a global reference point with known height correction and deformation history is chosen. Secondly, a spatial-temporal filtering scheme is proposed to further separate the atmosphere phase and nonlinear deformation phase from the residual interferometric phase. Finally, an experiment of the developed IPTA methodology is conducted over Suzhou urban area. Totally 38 ERS-1/2 SAR scenes are analyzed, and the deformation information over 3 546 point targets in the time span of 1992-2002 are generated. The IPTA-derivecl deformation shows very good agreement with the published result, which demonstrates that the IPTA technique can be developed into an operational tool to map the ground subsidence over urban area.     

高分辨SAR-GEC影像严密成像几何模型及其应用研究

提出并构建SAR影像GEC(Geocoded Ellipsoid Corrected)产品严密成像几何模型,并在此基础上研究用RPC模型替代SAR影像GEC产品严密成像几何模型的町行性以及基于RPC模型的GEC产品的定向和纠正.最后用TerraSAR-X影像验证其理论和算法,得到如下结论:针对高分辨SAR影像GEC级别产晶的严密成像几何模型能用于SAR影像的定向以及正射纠正.     

Classifier ensembles for land cover mapping using multitemporal SAR imagery

SAR data are almost independent from weather conditions, and thus are well suited for mapping of seasonally changing variables such as land cover. In regard to recent and upcoming missions, multitemporal and multi-frequency approaches become even more attractive. In the present study, classifier ensembles (i.e., boosted decision tree and random forests) are applied to multi-temporal C-band SAR data, from different study sites and years. A detailed accuracy assessment shows that classifier ensembles, in particularly random forests, outperform standard approaches like a single decision tree and a conventional maximum likelihood classifier by more than 10% independently from the site and year. They reach up to almost 84% of overall accuracy in rural areas with large plots. Visual interpretation confirms the statistical accuracy assessment and reveals that also typical random noise is considerably reduced. In addition the results demonstrate that random forests are less sensitive to the number of training samples and perform well even with only a small number. Random forests are computationally highly efficient and are hence considered very well suited for land cover classifications of future multifrequency and multitemporal stacks of SAR imagery.     

地震损毁建筑物的高分辨率SAR图像模拟与分析

为了分析汶川地震震后高分辨率合成孔径(SAR)图像的城区建筑物特征,基于实际获取的机载X波段SAR图像,采用电磁模拟方法进行分析和研究.通过对城区的完整建筑和毁损建筑进行三维建模,采用射线跟踪的电磁计算方法和图像域积分的成像模拟方法得到不同受灾程度的建筑物SAR模拟图像.与真实SAR图像对比分析,提出的算法能够分析建筑物结构变化对SAR图像的影响,模拟主要的强散射点,能有效辅助SAR图像进行城区特征分析.     

UHV/VHF波段SAR对次地表层土壤湿度探测与反演

首先采用一层非球形粒子植被模型,计算各波段矢量辐射传输方程Mueller矩阵一阶散射解,对比微扰法所得各波段地表粗糙面直接后向散射解,结果证明L波段植被层的散射对观测结果仍有影响,与下垫土壤粗糙表面的散射不易分离.因此,宜采用更低频率的UHF和VHF波段,对地表和次地表层能有较大的渗透深度,并可忽略植被层影响.接着,运用矢量辐射传输的3层土壤全极化Mueller矩阵解,计算UHF/VHF波段分层土壤的散射与传输,分析该两波段探测深度的差异,证实UHF波段可探测大致10-60cm深处的土壤湿度,而VHF波段探测深度能更大一些.根据第3层中土壤体湿度变化0.1时能否引起土壤表面观测的后向散射系数变化0.1dB这一判据,分析VHF波段反演第3层土壤体湿度的必要条件,证实当第2层的体湿度较小时(<0.25)才能反演层3的体温度.基于UHF/VHF两波段探测深度的差异,耗散土壤层的贡献有不同的权重,先后采用UHF和VHF,迭代法实现3层土壤湿度廓线反演.误差分析表明,该方法是有意义的.     

基于Membrane MRF模型的SAR图像贝叶斯去斑

SAR图像可以看作是真实反映地物后向散射特性的无噪图像与相干斑噪声的乘积,通过贝叶斯估计从图像观测值估计出图像真值即可去除相干斑.而贝叶斯去斑的关键在于建立能与SAR图像特性相匹配的先验信息模型.用MembraneMRF模型对先验信息建模,克服了以往所用GMRF模型对参数估计十分敏感的问题,并通过对该模型邻域结构的自适应调整来分类处理处于匀质区域和含结构特征区域的像元,在有效抑制相干斑的同时较好地保持图像的结构特征.仿真和实际SAR图像数据的实验结果,验证了所提方法的有效性.     

基于边缘分析的海面溢油检测

提出一种基于边缘检测的快速溢油信息提取方法, 首先对溢油图像进行ROA(radio of average)边缘检测, 根据检测结果进行AOI(area of interest)提取, 然后使用改进的Weibull-CFAR检测算法对AOI进行溢油检测, 并与全局CFAR检测结果进行对比。实验结果证明, 所提出的方法对于非均匀灰度SAR图像溢油检测准确性较好、效率较高, 特别适用于大图像的快速溢油检测。     

改进Frost算子在SAR图像斑点噪声抑制中的应用

针对合成孔径雷达(SAR)图像斑点噪声滤波的重要性以及存在的问题,对Frost滤波算法参数进行分析,指出了该算法等权滤波器在处理含有细节结构特征时存在盲目平滑的缺点,进而提出了改进方法。利用灰度差值计算权值,综合考虑滤波窗口内的强度信息,在一定程度上解决了盲目平滑的问题。实验验证了改进算法的有效性,并以斑点噪声指数和边缘保持指数为评价准则,通过与Frost算法比较,对改进算法在去除噪声和边缘保持方面的性能做了客观评价。