Remote Sensing Technology and Application, Volume. 39, Issue 2, 269(2024)

Brief Review on Polarimetric SAR Systems and Polarimetric Calibration Accuracies

Li TAO1、* and Shengjie QU2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Hefei Normal University,Hefei 230601,China
  • 2China Electronics Technology Group Corporation No. 38 Research Institute,Hefei 230088,China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Jun. 4, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Aug. 13, 2024

    The Author Email: TAO Li (4287390@qq.com)

    DOI:10.11873/j.issn.1004-0323.2024.2.0269

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