On the use of multi-frequency and polarimetric radar backscatter features for classification of agricultural crops

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 1994, Pages 1799-1812

  Freeman, A ^a   Villasenor, J ^a   Klein, J D ^a   Hoogeboom, P ^b   Groot, J ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CROP; GROUND COVER; MULTIFREQUENCY SAR POLARIMETRIC RADAR; RADAR BACKSCATTER;

EID: 0028552298     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169408954210     Document Type: Article

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