The document discusses the need for multi-modal, multi-band polarimetric interferometric synthetic aperture radar (POLinSAR) satellite systems for monitoring the Earth. It analyzes how POLinSAR can provide information that polarimetric SAR and interferometric SAR alone cannot by combining data from multiple passes. It argues that such systems are urgently required to monitor population growth and reduce conflicts by enabling continuous global monitoring of the biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere and impacts like pollution, natural disasters, and climate change. Examples of POLinSAR data from existing satellites like ALOS are presented to demonstrate techniques like scattering decomposition.

1. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 1Hawaiian Village, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2010 July 25 – 30IGARSS10-TU1.L09-3417Tuesday, 2010 July 27, 8:20 – 10:00"Recent advances in fully polarimetric Space-SAR sensor design and its applications” Invited PresentationWolfgang-Martin BoernerUniversity of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Communications, Sensing & Navigation LaboratoryChicago, IL/USAIEEE International Geosciences& Remote Sensing Symposium

2. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 2ABSTRACTIn this overview, reasons are provided on why we do need to place multi-modal, multi-band single and multiple pass POLinSAR monitoring platforms into air and space. The questions “on what POLinSAR monitoring can provide that POL-SAR and IN-SAR by themselves cannot accomplish” is assessed; whereupon facts and justifications on placing POL-IN-BISAR satellite clusters into space are presented. Reasons for this technology becoming a basic requirement for current, near-future and much more so for future all-day & night year around monitoring of the terrestrial covers are analyzed in view of the un-abating and uncontrollable terrestrial population explosion, which has, does and for ever will result in unavoidable conflicts deteriorating unfortunately at times into terrorism. The pertinent questions on how to reduce the exorbitant cost for initiating this “home-globe security protection” technology are therefore also broached, and the expected benefits are laid out. The pertinent National and International airborne and space borne multi-modal, multi-band SAR remote sensing and security conflict surveillance support agencies are herewith invited for co-sponsoring our proposal, which is timely and fleets of orbiting multi-band space-borne POLinSAR platforms are urgently required.

3. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 3

4. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 4Multi-Altitude Near-Range and Remote Sensing in Wide-Area EnvironmentalSurveillance for Real Time Monitoring of the Earth’s Biosphere:for an ecological investigation of the Earth through observation and identification of harmful anthropogenic influences due to the interaction of:OceansAtmosphere/Stratosphere/MesosphereBiosphereHydrospherefor an early warning system of natural and man-made environmental catastrophes and to take quick actions to buffer the impact to the catastrophe under the increasing pressures of a relentlessly un-abating population explosion: Severe weather Typhoons Earthquakes Volcanic EruptionsGlobal Weather Changes Degeneration into steppe Retreating Glaciers Pollution of Ground Water Pollution of AirDestruction of the Biosphere

5. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 5Hydrologic cycle with volcanologic & seismic activityVolcano eruption with smockEarthquake drop-slip

6. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 6Pacific and Indian Oceans

7. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 7TaiwanFrom BBC news site

8. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 8The terrestrial tectonology: Alfred Wegener’s tectonic plate theory and the two major seismic beltsBelt 2, Circum-Pacific belt

9. Transmission spectrum of the atmosphere / AttenuationGaseous attenuation negligible focus on precipitation10 GHz WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 9

10. Most affected regions WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 10

11. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 11VisibleElectromagnetic Spectrum

12. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 12PI-SARPI-SAR=TU-CNEAS-Sato-lab-Koike-Takafumi-1=030317

13. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 13NRed: Sendai7602_HH polarizationGreen: Sendai7603_HH polarizationBlue: Sendai7604_HH polarization

14. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 14Flight directionSquare path data

15. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 15POLARIMETRIC SPACEBORNE SAR SENSORSALOS / PALSARNASDA / JAROS (J)2003L-BandHH,VV, (HH,HV), (VV,VH)RADARSAT 2CSA / MDA (CA)2004C-Band (Quad)ENVISAT / ASARESA (EU)2002C-Band (Sngl / Twin)HH, VV, (HH,VV),(HH,HV), (HV,VV)TERRASARBMBF / DLR / ASTRIUM2005X-Band (Twin)(HH,VV), (HH,HV), (HV,VV)L-Band (Quad)

16. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 16ALOS / PALSARTerraSAR-XRadarSAT-IIJapanese Space Agency (JAXA)German Aerospace Center (DLR) / AstirumCanadian Space Agency (CSA)L-Band (quad), 2006X-Band (quad), 2007C-Band (quad), 2007

17. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 17

18. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 18ALOS is one of the largest Earth observing satellites ever developed, at 3850 kg. It is in a near-exact 45-day repeat sun-synchronous orbit, 690 km altitude above the equator. The active phased array SAR antenna is obliquely Earth-facing, aligned with the spacecraft velocity vector. The solar array is arranged at right angles to the orbit plane, consistent with the near-mid-day orbit phasing. The X-band down-link must be shared with optical instruments, which constrains SAR operation times.

19. ALOS-PALSAR Polarimteric ModeAscendingDescending2006/8/192006/8/17ALPSRP029970850-1.1A 2006/10/2ALPSRP036680850-1.1AALPSRP030192750-1.1DTomakomaiHokkaido©JAXA, METI2007/10/10Yoshio YamaguchiALPSRP091090850-1.1A WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 19

20. PdPsPvColor-CompositePOLSAR image analysisScattering matrix= Quad. Pol. dataHV BasisHH, 2HV, VVVVHVHHPauli BasisHH-VV, 2HV, HH+VV<Average>EigenvalueEntropy, Alpha-angle, Anisotropyλ1λ2λ3double bounceScattering Power DecompositionCovariance matrix Coherency matrixsurface scatteringvolume scatteringPd, Pv, Ps, Pc WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 20

21. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 21The four-component decomposition of scattering powers Ps, Pd, Pv, and Pc

22. PdPsPvFugen-dakeUnzen32.825N130.364EGoogle earth optical imageALOS-PALSAR pol. imageALPSRP072570650-1.1A©JAXA, METI2007/6/5 WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 22

23. PdPvPsScattering power decompositionPd, Pv, PsPauli-basisHH-VV, 2HV, HH+VVHV-basisFugen-dake Unzen32.825N130.364EHH, 2HV, VV2007/6/5ALPSRP072570650-1.1A©JAXA, METI WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 23

24. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 244-compornent scattering power decomposition algorithm using rotated coherency matrixRader line of sightDeorientationRotation of imsge

25. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 254-compornent scattering power decomposition algorithm using rotated coherency matrix

26. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 264-compornent scattering power decomposition algorithm using rotated coherency matrix

27. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 27Four-component decomposition New rotated decomposition Scattering power decomposition by rotation of coherency matrix forNiigata City area in Niigata Prefecture of Japan

28. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 28Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan(a) Original decomposition(b) Decomposition after T33 rotation(e) Patch C: forest(d) Patch B: oriented urban(c) Patch A: orthogonal urbanDeorientation

29. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 29Decomposed color coded image of Sapporo, Japan

30. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 30Interest area3800m0mMonitoring of ongoing surface deformation along Cheleng-Pu faultData fusion of DEM and RADARSAT SAR images By CSRSR.Taiwan

31. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 31ELF/ULF Electromagnetic Spectrum

32. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 32Earth-Ionosphere Cavity

33. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 33Tectonic Stress Electromagnetic Signatures

34. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 34Schumann Spherics (Electric Storm) Signatures

35. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 35Recent electromagnetic signatures associated with the Chi-Chi and Chia-Yi earthquakes of 1999.Three-axes Fluxgate MagnetometerULF Magnetometric & Electrometric Measurement Arrangement

36. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 36Recent electromagnetic signatures associated with the Chi-Chi and Chia-Yi earthquakes of 1999.Simplified Schematic of the Site and Equipment Layout

37. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 37ULF Tectonic & Spherics Signatures at About .1 to 20 Hz

38. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 38Averaged Tectonic Stress Signatures during Northridge Earthquake

39. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 39EarthquakesBlue circle: Radius 50 KmRed line: Chelungpu fault Star mark: Three sample earthquakes

40. Black circle: Earthquakes M >= 5.0 Earthquakes occurred in six blue circles (except HC, LP) were compared with the anomaly Taiwan

41. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 40Recent electromagnetic signatures associated with the Chi-Chi and Chia-Yi earthquakes of 1999, May to December in Taiwan The raw data in LY station in March, April May, August, September, October, November and December, 1999.

42. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 41Brief introduction of DIFF-RP-IN-SAR

43. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 42Monitoring of ongoing surface deformation along Cheleng-Pu fault

44. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 43The destruction along the Cheleng-Pu fault caused by the Chi-Chi earthquake of 1999 September 21

45. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 44

46. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 451022 EQs2 earthquakes occurred on 10/22/1999 in Chiayi areaCombined surface deformation of the two eqs were observed by SAR Interferometry (Bn=232m)Approx. 2 fringes can be observed from interferogram, representing 5~6cm slant range deformation

47. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 46The destruction along the Cheleng-Pu fault caused by the Chi-Chi earthquake of 1999 September 21

48. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 47The destruction along the Cheleng-Pu fault caused by the Chi-Chi earthquake of 1999 September 21

49. ALOS-PALSAR Polarimteric Mode2009/5/1Data no.PASL1100905011424530907020000PASL1100905011424530907020001PASL1100905011424530907020002PASL1100905011424530907020003PASL1100905011424530907020004AscendingChelengpu-faultTaiwanTaiwan21.5°©METI, ERSDACYoshio Yamaguchi WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 48Sun Moon-lakeTaitong

50. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 493.4.5.6.7.8Polarimetric modeIncident angle :23.1°Date:2009/05/01Path:442Frame:430(3),440(4) 450(5),460(6) 470(7),480(8)

51. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 50PdPvPsLuyeTaitung

52. PdPsPvColor-CompositePOLSAR image analysisScattering matrix= Quad. Pol. dataHV BasisHH, 2HV, VVVVHVHHPauli BasisHH-VV, 2HV, HH+VV<Average>EigenvalueEntropy, Alpha-angle, Anisotropyλ1λ2λ3double bounceScattering Power DecompositionCovariance matrix Coherency matrixsurface scatteringvolume scatteringPd, Pv, Ps, Pc WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 51

53. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 52The four-component decomposition of scattering powers Ps, Pd, Pv, and Pc

54. PdPsPv TaiwanN2009/5/122.710N121.091EGoogle earth optical imagePASL1100905011424200907020000N©METI, ERSDACScattering power decomposition (Pd, Ps, Pv) WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 53Taitong

55. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 54Taitong

56. PdPsPvScattering power decompositionNPd, Pv, PsNPauli-basis TaiwanHV-basisHH-VV, 2HV, HH+VV2009/5/1N22.710N121.091EPASL11009050114242009070200©METI, ERSDACHH, 2HV, VV WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 55

57. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 564-compornent scattering power decomposition algorithm using rotated coherency matrixRader line of sightDeorientationRotation of imsge

58. PdPsPvScattering power decompositionNPd, Pv, PsNT33 RotationPauli-basis TaiwanHH-VV, 2HV, HH+VVHV-basisN22.710N121.091EHH, 2HV, VV2009/5/1PASL11009050114242009070200©METI, ERSDAC WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 57

59. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 58PdPsPvYushan Nlt. ParkLuye

60. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 59Yushan Mountain

61. PdPsPv TaiwanN2009/5/123.207N120.983EGoogle earth optical imagePASL1100905011424200907020001N©METI, ERSDACScattering power decomposition (Pd, Ps, Pv) WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 60

62. PdPsPvScattering power decompositionNPd, Pv, PsNPauli-basis Taiwan23.207N120.983EHH-VV, 2HV, HH+VVHV-basisNPASL1100905011424200907020001©METI, ERSDAC2009/5/1HH, 2HV, VV WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 61

63. PdPsPvScattering power decompositionNPd, Pv, PsNT33 RotationPauli-basis2009/5/1HH-VV, 2HV, HH+VVHV-basisN Taiwan23.207N120.983EPASL1100905011424200907020001©METI, ERSDACHH, 2HV, VV WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 62

64. PdPsPv TaiwanN23.703N120.875EPASL1100905011424200907020002Google earth optical imagePuli City©METI, ERSDACJiji2009/5/1Sun Moon LakeScattering power decomposition (Pd, Ps, Pv)

65. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 64Sun-Moon Lake

66. PdPsPvScattering power decompositionPd, Pv, PsPauli-basis Taiwan23.703N120.875EHH-VV, 2HV, HH+VVHV-basis2009/5/1PASL1100905011424200907020002©METI, ERSDACHH, 2HV, VV

67. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 66The destruction along the Cheleng-Pu fault caused by the Chi-Chi earthquake of 1999 September 21

68. PdPsPvScattering power decompositionPd, Pv, PsT33 RotationPauli-basis TaiwanHH-VV, 2HV, HH+VV23.703N120.875EHV-basis2009/5/1PASL1100905011424200907020002©METI, ERSDACHH, 2HV, VV

69. PdPsPv TaiwanN24.200N120.766EPASL1100905011424200907020003Google earth optical imageMiaoli CityHoulong River Jhonggang River ©METI, ERSDAC2009/5/1Scattering power decomposition (Pd, Ps, Pv)

70. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 69Houlong River Estuary

71. PdPsPvScattering power decompositionPd, Pv, PsPauli-basis Taiwan24.200N120.983EHH-VV, 2HV, HH+VV2009/5/1HV-basisPASL1100905011424200907020003©METI, ERSDACHH, 2HV, VV

72. PdPsPvScattering power decompositionPd, Pv, PsT33 RotationPauli-basis Taiwan24.200N120.983EHH-VV, 2HV, HH+VVHV-basis2009/5/1PASL1100905011424200907020003©METI, ERSDACHH, 2HV, VV

73. PdPsPvNJhonggang River Estuary Taiwan24.697N120.656EGoogle earth optical image2009/5/1PASL1100905011424200907020004©METI, ERSDACJhonggang River EstuaryScattering power decomposition (Pd, Ps, Pv)

74. PdPsPvScattering power decompositionPd, Pv, PsPauli-basis Taiwan24.200N120.766E2009/5/1HH-VV, 2HV, HH+VVHV-basisPASL1100905011424200907020004©METI, ERSDACHH, 2HV, VV

75. PdPsPvScattering power decompositionPd, Pv, PsT33 Rotation TaiwanPauli-basis24.200N120.766EHH-VV, 2HV, HH+VV2009/5/1HV-basisPASL1100905011424200907020004©METI, ERSDACHH, 2HV, VV

76. ALOS-PALSAR Polarimteric ModeAscending2007/3/10Data no.ALPSRP059887030ALPSRP0598870402009/3/15Data no.ALPSRP167247030ALPSRP167247040©JAXA, METIYoshio Yamaguchi WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 75

77. PdPsPvIndonesia -7.942N112.870EN2007/3/10Google earth optical imageALPSRP059887030-P1.1__A©JAXA, METIScattering power DecompositionDecomposed image (Ps, Pd, Pv) WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 76

78. PdPsPvScattering power decompositionPd, Pv, Ps (80 up)2007/3/10Pauli-basis-7.942N112.870EHH-VV, 2HV, HH+VV (0-50 up)HV-basisIndonesia ALPSRP059887030-P1.1__A©JAXA, METIHH, 2HV, VV (50 up) WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 77

79. PdPsPvScattering power decomposition2007/3/10Pd, Pv, Ps (80 up)T33 RotationPauli-basisHH-VV, 2HV, HH+VV (80 up)HV-basisIndonesia -7.942N112.870EALPSRP059887030-P1.1__A©JAXA, METIHH, 2HV, VV (50 up) WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 78

80. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 79“Natural hazards are inevitable. Natural disasters are not.”

81. ALOS-PALSAR Polarimteric Mode2008 Sichuan earthquake, China Descendingillumination©JAXA, METI06/23 06/28Yoshio Yamaguchi WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 80

82. PdPsPv2008 Sichuan earthquakeChinaN31.850N104.644E2008/6/23ALPSRP128522970-P1.1__DGoogle earth optical image©JAXA, METIScattering power DecompositionDecomposed image (Ps, Pd, Pv) WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 81

83. PdPsPvScattering power decompositionALPSRP128522970-P1.1__DPd, Pv, Ps (80 up)2008/6/23Pauli-basis2008 Sichuan earthquakeChinaHH-VV, 2HV, HH+VV (0-50 up)HV-basis31.850N104.644E©JAXA, METIHH, 2HV, VV (50 up) WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 82

84. PdPsPvScattering power decompositionALPSRP128522970-P1.1__DPd, Pv, Ps (80 up)2008/6/23T33 RotationPauli-basis2008 Sichuan earthquakeChinaHH-VV, 2HV, HH+VV (80 up)31.850N104.644EHV-basis©JAXA, METIHH, 2HV, VV (50 up) WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 83

85. ALOS-PALSAR Polarimteric Mode: 2007 ~ 2010 2007/3/10Data no.ALPSRP059887030ALPSRP059887040Indonesia Ascending2009/3/15Data no.ALPSRP167247030ALPSRP167247040©JAXA, METIYoshio Yamaguchi WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 84

86. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 85South-East Asia

87. Feb 26, 2005 Mw6.7Kuala LumpurMar 28, 2005 Ms8.42004Apr 10, 2005 Ms6.7Singapore1907PADANG1861193520021797Jakarta18332000KrakatauA flurry of ruptures have occurred since 2000 WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 86

88. PdPsPvIndonesia-7.942N112.870EN2007/3/10Google earth optical imageALPSRP059887030-P1.1__A©JAXA, METIScattering power DecompositionDecomposed image (Ps, Pd, Pv) WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 87

89. PdPsPvScattering power decompositionPd, Pv, Ps (80 up)2007/3/10Pauli-basis-7.942N112.870EHH-VV, 2HV, HH+VV (0-50 up)HV-basisIndonesia ALPSRP059887030-P1.1__A©JAXA, METIHH, 2HV, VV (50 up) WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 88

90. PdPsPvScattering power decomposition2007/3/10Pd, Pv, Ps (80 up)T33 RotationPauli-basisHH-VV, 2HV, HH+VV (80 up)HV-basisIndonesia -7.942N112.870EALPSRP059887030-P1.1__A©JAXA, METIHH, 2HV, VV (50 up) WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 89

91. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 90ALOS-PALSAR Polarimetric ModePhilippinesAscending13.501N123.551E2009/5/30Data no.ALPSRP178330260© METI, JAXAYoshio Yamaguchi

92. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 91PdPsPvMt. MayonPhilippines13.501N123.551E2009/5/30NGoogle Earth optical imageData no.ALPSRP178330260©METI, JAXAScattering power DecompositionDecomposed image (Ps, Pd, Pv) with rotation 2*12 window

93. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 92PdPsPvMt. MayonPhilippines13.498N123.561E2010/1/15NGoogle Earth optical imageData no.ALPSRP211880260©METI, JAXAScattering power DecompositionDecomposed image (Ps, Pd, Pv) with rotation 2*12 window

94. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 93PdPsPvMt. MayonPhilippines13.498N123.568E2010/4/17NGoogle Earth optical imageData no.ALPSRP225300260-P1.1__A©METI, JAXAScattering power DecompositionDecomposed image (Ps, Pd, Pv) with rotation 2*12 window

95. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 94PhilippinesPdPsPvMt. Mayon2009/5/302010/1/152010/4/17

96. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 95Krakatau 8/26/1883 Next major eruption within 20 years

97. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 96Indian Ocean Tsunamis: 1833 & 2004Hannah Fairfield/The New York Times, Science Section, January 4, 2005

98. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 97EyjafjallajökullEyjafjallajökullKeflavikAachenIceland, Eyjafjallajökull Volcano

99. Physical interpretation of rain cell signaturesPartial backscattering at hydrometeors (precipitation volume)Attenuation of incident waveReceived signals AAmplitudeBztBABackscattered wave (attenuated) (B)Transmited waveBackscattered wave from hydrometeors (A) WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 98

100. AzimuthRange Slant range reflectivity profile („A-scope“) for the rain cell cut from a very recent TerraSAR-X measurementPower [dB] WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 99

101. Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull Volcano WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 100

102. NASA-JPL UAVSAR on Global Hawk WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 101

103. GROB Super-High-Altitude UAV WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 102Grob G520T Egret D-FSTN

104. TandemSAR-X DLRLaunch: 2010 June 21 WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 103

105. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 104TanDEM-X Launch June 21, 2010 at 2:14 UTC

106. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 105DLR/Astrium First TanDEM-X images 2010 June Madagascar

107. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 106DLR/Astrium First TanDEM-X imagesUkraine - Donez

108. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 107DLR/Astrium First TanDEM-X images 2010 JuneMoscow - Sherementyevo

109. TandemSAR-L (Destiny): JPL & DLR WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 108

110. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 109

111. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 110

112. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 111Interference Obstruction: EMI-SAR

113. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 112

114. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 113

115. Known members of GRSS WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 114

116. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 115APSAR 2011 Asia Pacific International Conference on Synthetic Aperture RadarSep. 26-30, 2011Seoul, KoreaOrganized by Radar Society of Korean Institute of Electromagnetic, KIEESCo-sponsored by IEEE, AESS, GRSS, CIE, IEICE

117. WIDEBAND INTERFEROMETRIC SENSING AND IMAGING POLARIMETRY 116APSAR 2011 InformationDate : 2011, 26 – 30, Sept.

118. Place : Seoul Educational Culture Center

119. Venue : Seoul is the capital of Korea and also conveniently located in the middle of several major northeast Asian metropolises. The city is and infinite discoveries with over 600 years history. The ancient capital of an ancient land, Seoul is a city where the traditional and the cutting-edge exist side-by-side in perfect harmony.

120. Important Dates :