Incidence-angle dependence in forested and non-forested areas in Seasat SAR data

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1990, Pages 1267-1276

  Rauste, Yrjö ^a  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADAR - SYNTHETIC APERTURE;

CORNER REFLECTOR BACKSCATTER MECHANISM; INCIDENCE-ANGLE DEPENDENCE; MIXED FORESTS; TERRAIN TOPOGRAPHY;

FORESTRY;

FORESTED REGION; INCIDENCE ANGLE; SAR; SEASAT; TOPOGRAPHY;

EID: 0025570962     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169008955092     Document Type: Article

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