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Hindawi Publishing Corporation International Journal of Navigation and Observation Volume 2008, Article ID 426267, 11 pages doi:10.1155/2008/426267 Research Article Scattering-Based Model of the SAR Signatures of Complex Targets for Classification Applications Gerard Margarit and Jordi J. Mallorqui Remote Sensing Laboratory, Department Signal Theory and Communications, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, ` Jordi Girona 1-3, 08034 Barcelona, Spain Correspondence should be addressed to Jordi J. Mallorqui, mallorqui@ Received 5 February 2008; Accepted 14 May 2008 Recommended by Simon Watts The modeling of complex target response in SAR imagery is the main subject of this paper. The analysis of a large database of SAR images with polarimetric and interferometric capabilities is used to accurately establish how the different structural parts of targets interact with the incident signal. This allows to relate the reflectivity information provided by SAR images with specific geometries and to fix variation reflectivity patterns in terms of different imaging parameters such as image resolution, incidence angle, or operating frequency. Most of the used images have been obtained from the SAR simulator of complex targets developed at UPC, which is able to generate realistic data for a wide range of observation and environmental conditions. The result is a precise scattering-based SAR model that opens the door, among others, to an alternative way for reliable geometry retrieval. Under this approach, a novel SAR classification method for ships has been proposed. The preliminary evaluation in simulated scenarios shows a notable classification capability even under strong clutter and ship motion