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Delayed target response in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging can be obscured by the range-delay ambiguity and speckle. To analyze the range-delay ambiguity, one extends the standard SAR formulation and allows both the target…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-09-04 Mikhail Gilman , Semyon Tsynkov

We consider the problem of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging and motion estimation of complex scenes. By complex we mean scenes with multiple targets, stationary and in motion. We use the usual setup with one moving antenna emitting…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2015-03-20 Liliana Borcea , Thomas Callaghan , George Papanicolaou

We propose a new four-parameter distribution for modeling synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery named the gamma generalized normal (GGN) by combining the gamma and generalized normal distributions. A mathematical characterization of the…

Methodology · Statistics 2022-06-07 G. M. Cordeiro , R. J. Cintra , L. C. Rêgo , A. D. C. Nascimento

In this paper, we present a novel statistical model, $\textit{the generalized-Gaussian-Rician}$ (GG-Rician) distribution, for the characterization of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images. Since accurate statistical models lead to better…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-04-08 Oktay Karakuş , Ercan E. Kuruoglu , Alin Achim

This work characterises the effect of mutual interference in a planar network of pulsed-radar devices. Using stochastic geometry tools and a strongest interferer approximation, we derive simple closed-form expressions that pinpoint the role…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2018-09-10 Andrea Munari , Ljiljana Simić , Marina Petrova

Reducing speckle and limiting the variations of the physical parameters in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images is often a key-step to fully exploit the potential of such data. Nowadays, deep learning approaches produce state of the art…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-07-25 Inès Meraoumia , Emanuele Dalsasso , Loïc Denis , Florence Tupin

In recent years, radar technology has seen much improvement, making multistatic Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) sensing a realistic possibility, for example in satellite constellations or unmanned aircraft systems. With such systems, there…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-03-17 Daniel Andre , Venky P. Krishnan , Clifford Nolan

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images are inherently corrupted by speckle noise, limiting their utility in high-precision applications. While deep learning methods have shown promise in SAR despeckling, most methods employ a single unified…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-11-11 Ziqing Ma , Chang Yang , Zhichang Guo , Yao Li

This letter presents a method of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image despeckling aimed to preserve the detail information while suppressing speckle noise. This method combines the nonlocal self-similarity partition and a proposed modified…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2016-11-24 Chengwei Sang , Hong Sun , Quisong Xia

In this paper, we analyze the statistics of error signals to assess the perceived quality of images. Specifically, we focus on the magnitude spectrum of error images obtained from the difference of reference and distorted images. Analyzing…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-11-14 Dogancan Temel , Ghassan AlRegib

Simulating high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images in complex scenes has consistently presented a significant research challenge. The development of a microwave-domain surface scattering model and its reversibility are poised…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-01-03 Jiangtao Wei , Yixiang Luomei , Xu Zhang , Feng Xu

A method for segmenting water bodies in optical and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite images is proposed. It makes use of the textural features of the different regions in the image for segmentation. The method consists in a…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2016-04-12 Victor Manuel San Martin , Alejandra Figliola

Polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (PolSAR) image classification has been investigated vigorously in various remote sensing applications. However, it is still a challenging task nowadays. One significant barrier lies in the speckle…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2020-09-15 Haixia Bi , Jing Yao , Zhiqiang Wei , Danfeng Hong , Jocelyn Chanussot

Data and data sources have become increasingly essential in recent decades. Scientists and researchers require more data to deploy AI approaches as the field continues to improve. In recent years, the rapid technological advancements have…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-08-26 Necmettin Bayar , W. T Al-Shaibani , Ibraheem Shayea , Abdulkader Taha , Azizul Azizan

Noise radars have the same mathematical description as a type of quantum radar known as quantum two-mode squeezing radar. Although their physical implementations are very different, this mathematical similarity allows us to analyze them…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-08-09 David Luong , Bhashyam Balaji , Sreeraman Rajan

Speckle reduction is a key step in many remote sensing applications. By strongly affecting synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images, it makes them difficult to analyse. Due to the difficulty to model the spatial correlation of speckle, a deep…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-04-14 Emanuele Dalsasso , Loïc Denis , Florence Tupin

We introduce a new method for the estimation of the angular parameters [i.e., central directions of arrival (DOAs) and angular spreads] of multiple non-circular and incoherently-distributed (ID) sources and thoroughly analyze its…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-01-07 Sonia Ben Hassen , Faouzi Bellili , Abdelaziz Samet , Sofiène Affes

We develop two algorithms, based on maximum likelihood (ML) inference, for estimating the parameters of polarized radio sources which emit at a single rotation measure (RM), e.g., pulsars. These algorithms incorporate the flux density…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2017-10-25 D. H. F. M. Schnitzeler , K. J. Lee

This work presents a comprehensive examination of the use of information theory for understanding Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (PolSAR) images by means of contrast measures that can be used as test statistics. Due to the phenomenon…

Methodology · Statistics 2014-02-11 A. C. Frery , A. D. C. Nascimento , R. J. Cintra

As the use of automotive radar increases, performance limitations associated with radar-to-radar interference will become more significant. In this paper we employ tools from stochastic geometry to characterize the statistics of radar…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2016-07-11 Akram Al-Hourani , Robin J. Evans , Sithamparanathan Kandeepan , Bill Moran , Hamid Eltom