Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, Volume. 33, Issue 9, 2525(2013)

Airborne Validation of Ground-Object Detection from Polarized Neutral-Point Atmosphere

YANG Shang-qiang1,2、*, GUAN Gui-xia1, ZHAO Hai-meng2, ZHAO Hong-ying2, YANG Bin2, ZHANG Wen-kai1,2, TAN Xiang2,3, WU Tai-xia4, and YAN Lei2
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    Based on the objects polarization effects, polarization is a newly emerging method in the field of remote sensing. Both objects and atmosphere have polarization effects, however, the atmospheres polarization effects are much stronger than that of objects. Consequently, atmosphere polarization effects will interfere or even cover objects when observing with sensors. How to maximally eliminate the polarized effects generated by the atmosphere is a crucial problem in polarization remote sensing. Atmospheric neutral point is an area where the degree of atmosphere polarization is near to zero; therefore, if sensors are set up in this area, atmosphere polarization would be greatly eliminated, which is the main content of separating the effects between objects and atmosphere by its neutral point method. In this paper, after processing and analyzing the experimental data got from the first polarization remote sensing flight experiment with atmosphere neutral point, the degree of polarization images captured in neutral and non-neutral point area were obtained, and it can be seen that the main value of polarized degree of images got in neutral point area was obviously smaller than that in non-neutral point area. The results showed that the theory mentioned above was logical and practical. An innovation in our study is that the requirements needed in polarization remote sensing flight with neutral point were clarified. In the meantime, a qualitative conclusion was drawn that observing with longer wavelength is more applicable to polarization remote sensing.

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    YANG Shang-qiang, GUAN Gui-xia, ZHAO Hai-meng, ZHAO Hong-ying, YANG Bin, ZHANG Wen-kai, TAN Xiang, WU Tai-xia, YAN Lei. Airborne Validation of Ground-Object Detection from Polarized Neutral-Point Atmosphere[J]. Spectroscopy and Spectral Analysis, 2013, 33(9): 2525

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    Paper Information

    Received: Mar. 17, 2013

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Sep. 30, 2013

    The Author Email: Shang-qiang YANG (tinginsky@126.com)

    DOI:10.3964/j.issn.1000-0593(2013)09-2525-07

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