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Persistent Scatterer Interferometry based on geodetic estimation theory / Freek Van Leijen (2014)  

Public Titre : Persistent Scatterer Interferometry based on geodetic estimation theory Type de document : Thèse/HDR Auteurs : Freek Van Leijen, Auteur Editeur : Delft : Netherlands Geodetic Commission NGC Année de publication : 2014 Collection : Netherlands Geodetic Commission Publications on Geodesy, ISSN 0165-1706 num. 86 Importance : 220 p. ISBN/ISSN/EAN : 978-94-6186-299-0 Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Traitement d'image radar et applications [Termes IGN] interferométrie différentielle [Termes IGN] interféromètrie par radar à antenne synthétique Résumé : (auteur) Satellite radar interferometry (InSAR) is a powerful technique to measure motion of the Earth’s surface. However, the applicability of the conventional approach is limited due to error sources: temporal decorrelation, geometric decorrelation, and atmospheric signal delay. Radar interferometric time series approaches have been developed to overcome these degrading factors. By using the information content of a full radar image stack, the impact of the error sources can be reduced and time series of the deformation history can be estimated. The Persistent Scatterer Interferometry (PSI) technique, one of the time series approaches, is based on the coherent phase history of point scatterers. Since the location of these point scatterers is not known beforehand, PSI comprises both an estimation and a detection problem. The complicating factor in the estimation and detection process is the wrapped condition of the phase observations, i.e., phase observations in the [−π,+π) interval. As a consequence, the coherence of an image pixel in the time domain cannot be assessed directly. Furthermore, assumptions regarding the spatial and/or temporal smoothness of the deformation signal, expressed by a model, are required to estimate the unknown phase ambiguities. Therefore, both the correctness of the model used, and the actual phase persistence of the pre-selected pixels should be assessed. The multiple, model dependent, possible solutions, in combination with the uncertainty in the actual noise level of a certain image pixel, require a balanced procedure in the estimation and detection process. Hereby, the number of false detections and false rejections of these Persistent Scatterers (PS) should be minimized. This thesis describes the design, implementation, and evaluation of a new Persistent Scatterer Interferometry algorithm, the Delft implementation of PSI (DePSI). The algorithm is based on a framework of geodetic estimation, testing, and quality control techniques, known as the ’Delft school’. Using this framework, the algorithm is able to detect point scatterers with consistent reflection properties over time, for which the deformation time series can be estimated with sufficient reliability. [...] Note de contenu : 1- Introduction 2- Radar interferometry 3- PSI algorithm design and initialization 4- PSI temporal ambiguity resolution 5- PSI spatial ambiguity resolution and phase screen estimation 6- PS georeferencing and quality description 7- PSI processing strategies: experimental results 8- Conclusions and recommendations Numéro de notice : 14851 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : IMAGERIE Nature : Thèse étrangère Note de thèse : PhD thesis DOI : sans En ligne : http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:5dba48d7-ee26-4449-b674-caa8df93e71e Format de la ressource électronique : URL Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=75697