Sentinel-1B processing in Polsarpro software

PolSARpro
#1

I want to process sentinel-1b in Polsarpro software and get Alpha, Shannon entropy, and combinations (H,A) decomposition however when I processed S1b in Polsarpro and want to open them in SNAP software it gives me an error

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Is it possible to process Sentinel1b in Polsarpro software for getting decomposition parameters?
I don’t have any problem when I process Sentinel1A in Polsarpro.

Thanks

#2

Please specify your problem: Do you have problems calculating decompositions in PolSARpro or do you have problems opening these in SNAP?

#3

I have problem opening them in SNAP after processing them in PolSarpro software

#4

Have you selected File > Import > SAR formats > PolSARpro?

#5

Yes I did but still I get the same error which I put image of it
I also try to apply Multilooking on these decompositions from PolSARpro but it gives an error too.

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#6

The safest option is to perform the polarimetric analyses directly in SNAP.

There are entropy, HA decompositions ect… Most of then will look similar because S1 is only dual-pol, so you won’t have much benefit from the larger methodological variety of PolSARpro anyways.

#7

Thanks for your suggestion Would please kindly let me know how I can get them in SNAP software?

Also when I used Sentinel-1A in Polsarpro I did not face any problem for opening and processing later in SNAP.

#8

1 import S1 SLC data into SNAP

Data > Import > SAR Sensors > Sentinel-1

2 Apply TOPS Split

reduce the number of bursts as much as possible
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3 Radiometric Calibration

select complex output
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4 TOPS Deburst

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5 Multi-Looking

optional, I only applied it to reduce the resolution (sometimes introduces stripes)
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6 Compute polarimetric parameters or decompositions

Radar > Polarimetric > Decomposition / Classification

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7 Results

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As you see, the quality is not so great, because these tools require HH and HV as well. But technically you can compute many of the things and I don’t think that PolSARpro will lead to different or better results.

#9

Many thanks for your reply
Yes I understand your point.

But still it is not possible to get Shannon entropy and Raney decomposition in SNAP software is it correct?

#10

As both are based on a T3 matrix I don’t think this is possible at all. Or were you able to compute it in PolSARpro?

#11

I did calculate them on C2 in PolSar pro for Sentinel1A

#12

maybe one of the developers of PolSARpro can answer if S1B is somehow different.