PART IL.
The following ALOS PALSAR images for a homogenous region has been shared with you in
a Google Drive folder corresponding to your roll number.
a) Intensity image in HH polarization
b) Local Incidence Angle («) image (in degrees)
Using programming environment estimate the following:
(i). Compute sigma naught image (0°) (2.5 marks)
ii). Compute beta naught image (B°) (2.5 marks)
(iii). If the mean of beta naught values for each class are given as per the table below, identify
which area is being represented by the image you are analyzing?
(Approach used = 2 marks; Identification of correct class = 2 marks; Coding = I marks)
Class Mean of Beta Nought (Approx. value)
Water -34dB
Urban +19 dB
Agriculture “19 dB
Snow -26 dB
Forest “23 dB
Hint: Equation used for the computation of beta nought (B°) is given below for your reference.
0°
po
sin(a)