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<dl><dd>Thesis advisor(s): David D. Cleary, Richard Christopher Olsen</dd>
<dd>"December 1996."</dd>
<dd>Thesis (M.S. in System Technology (Space Systems Operations)) Naval Postgraduate School, December 1996</dd>
<dd>Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-78)</dd>
<dd>The utility of polarimetric reflectance characteristics of targets and background surfaces in the analysis of hyperspectral imagery data is investigated. A technique is proposed for filtering a data hypercube of an imaged scene to select targets for subsequent analysis using standard hyperspectral signature matching techniques, thereby reducing image analysis time. An experimental study to measure polarization characteristics of reflected light from various surfaces in order to determine wavelengths for maximum and minimum intensity differences between polarized reflectance values is proposed. A second study is outlined for collection of simulated hyperspectral imagery that would attempt to validate the proposed filtering technique. A research of past studies indicate that useful polarization signature components are present for many targets and target materials. Additionally, backgrounds composed of grass, trees, dirt and clouds generate very little polarized components making detection of targets using polarization signatures feasible</dd>
<dd>Mode of access: World Wide Web</dd>
<dd>System Requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader</dd>
<dd>US Navy (USN) author</dd>
<dd>dk/dk cc:9116 10/22/97</dd></dl><br>Subjects:</div>
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Petri, David Scott.</div>
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