Improving the visualisation of polarimetric response in SAR imagery from pixels to images

This paper presents a new method for the visualisation of polarimetric response patterns on a synoptic basis. The aim of this approach is to synthesise traditional polarimetric response graphs with the spatial overview provided by standard remote sensing image processing techniques. By doing this, an effective means of exploring phenomenological polarimetric response patterns is achieved, which may prove to be a valuable input for the development of modelling strategies and the application of polarimetry.