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Because conventional change detection identifies signal changes in single-pol radar observations, they cannot separately detect different kinds of change associated with different ground parameters. In this study, we investigated the comprehensive use of dual-pol parameters and proposed a novel dual-pol-based change detection framework utilizing different dual-pol scatter-type indicators. To optimize the exploitation of dual-pol change information, we presented a two-step processing strategy that divides the multiclass change detection process into a binary detection step that identifies the presence of changes and the classification step that distinguishes the types of change. In the detection stage, each dual-pol parameter was considered as an independent information source. Assuming potential conflict between dual-pol parameters, a disjunctive combination of detection results from different dual-pol parameters was applied to obtain the final detection result. In the classification step, an unsupervised change classification strategy was proposed based on the change direction and magnitude of the dual-pol parameters within the change class. Experimental results exhibited significantly improved detectability across a wide change spectrum compared with previous dual-pol-based change detection approaches. 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