On the model-based estimation of backscatter texture from SAR image texture for area-extensive scenes

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 454, Issue 1979, 1998, Pages 2859-2891

  Collins, M J ^a   Raney, R K ^a   Llvingstone, C E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Backscatter texture; Radar imaging; Synthetic aperture radar; Texture analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012614396     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.1998.0284     Document Type: Article

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