Local incidence angle effects on x- and c-band radar backscatter of boreal forest communities

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 269-279

  Warner, Timothy ^a   Bell, Robin ^b,c   Singhroy, Vernon ^d  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c Hemlock NW Ave ^*  (United States)

^d CANADA CENTRE FOR REMOTE SENSING   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; FORESTRY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RADAR IMAGING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

BOREAL FOREST COMMUNITIES; LOCAL INCIDENCE ANGLE; RADAR BACKSCATTER;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0030231724     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07038992.1996.10855182     Document Type: Article

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