Initial observations on using SAR to monitor wildfire scars in boreal forests

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 13, Issue 18, 1992, Pages 3495-3501

  Kasischke, E S ^a   Bourgeau Chavez, L L ^a   French, N H ^a   Harrell, P ^b   Christensen, N L ^b  

^a ALTARUM INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FIRES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MONITORING; RADAR IMAGING; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES;

ALASKA; BLACK SPRUCE FORESTS; BOREAL FORESTS; ERS-1 SATELLITE; LIGHTNING STRIKES; WILDFIRES;

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

BOREAL FOREST; MONITORING; SAR; WILDFIRE SCAR;

EID: 0027007338     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169208904137     Document Type: Article

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