Single-polarization SAR imaging in the presence of Faraday rotation
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We discuss the single-polarization SAR imaging with the Faraday rotation (FR) taken into account. The FR leads to a reduction in the intensity of the received radar signal that varies over the signal length. That, in turn, results in a degradation of the image. In particular, the image of a point target may have its intensity peak split in the range direction. To distinguish between the cases of low reflectivity and those where the low antenna signal is due to the FR, we employ the image autocorrelation analysis. This analysis also helps determine the parameters of the FR, which, in turn, allow us to introduce an approach for correcting the single-polarization SAR images distorted by FR.
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