Michigan microwave canopy scattering model

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1990, Pages 1223-1253

  Ulaby, Fawwaz T ^a   Sarabandi, Kamal ^a   McDonald, Kyle ^a   Whitt, Michael ^a   Craig Dobson, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANOPY; MICHIGAN MICROWAVE CANOPY SCATTERING MODEL; MICROWAVE; SCATTERING; TREE CANOPY;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING - MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CANOPY CROWN LAYER; CANOPY TRANSMISSIVITY; FOREST CANOPIES; MICHIGAN MICROWAVE CANOPY SCATTERING MODEL; TREE CANOPIES;

FORESTRY;

EID: 0025570963     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169008955090     Document Type: Article

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