On the Combination of Dual-Polarization Sentinel-1 Ascending/Descending Orbiting Passes to Estimate Damage Due to the 2016 Central Italy Earthquake
This study investigates the extra benefit provided by the joint use of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) polarimetric diversity and ascending/descending orbit passes to quantify postearthquake damage that occurred over the area of Amatrice, an Italian city significantly damaged by the Statue 2016 Central Italy earthquake.First, the sensitivity of PolS