This book covers the use of SAR for maritime surveillance applications. It provides a comprehensive source of material on the subject, intended for SAR system engineers, private and public corporations, oceanographers, and remote-sensing researchers and end-users.

• Chapter 1: Introduction


• Part I: Models and techniques
  
  
  • Chapter 2: Scattering models
  
  
  • Chapter 3: Acquisition modes
  
  
  • Chapter 4: SAR polarimetry
  
  
  • Chapter 5: Ambiguity problems and their mitigation
  
  
  
  
  
• Part II: Applications
  
  
  • Chapter 6: Ship detection
  
  
  • Chapter 7: Monitoring of intertidal areas and coastal habitats
  
  
  • Chapter 8: Sea ice and icebergs
  
  
  • Chapter 9: SAR oil spill imaging, interpretation and information retrieval techniques
  
  
  • Chapter 10: Joint use of SAR and collaborative signals
  
  
  • Chapter 11: Sea state and wind speed