A change detection measure based on a likelihood ratio and statistical properties of SAR intensity images

With its weather- and illumination-independent characteristics, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) has become an important tool for change detection. There are two critical steps in SAR image change detection: designing a change detector and choosing a decision rule. Given a measure from a change detector, the change detection results could be sensitive to the decision rule, such as the selection of a threshold. This letter presents a change …