Maritime ship detection with concise polarimetric characterization pattern

Sinong Quan, Tao Zhang, Shiqi Xing, Xuesong Wang, Qifeng Yu

Abstract: Highlights•Revelation of specific polarimetric response related to local structure.•Development of target generator-related scattering structure angle.•A model-free polarimetric decomposition for ship structure scattering description.•Polarimetric entropy-based CCE descriptor for accurate ship detection.•Emphasis of physical characterization at both theoretical and application levels.