Factors limiting the discrimination and quantification of terrestrial features using remotely sensed radiance

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1985, Pages 3-27

  Duggin, M J ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; SENSORS;

REMOTELY SENSED RADIANCE; TARGET DISCRIMINATION; TARGET IDENTIFICATION; TERRESTRIAL FEATURES;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0021853665     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431168508948420     Document Type: Review

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