The effects of changes in forest biomass on radar backscatter from tree canopies

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 503-513

  Wang, Y ^a   Davis, F W ^a   Melack, J M ^a   Kasischke, E S ^b   Christensen, N L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREST BIOMASS; RADAR BACKSCATTER; TREE CANOPY;

USA, NORTH CAROLINA, DUKE FOREST;

EID: 0028848664     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169508954415     Document Type: Article

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