Synergy of optical and polarimetric microwave data for forest resource assessment

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 17, Issue 18, 1996, Pages 3647-3663

  Miguel Ayanz, J San ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA REDUCTION; FORESTRY; MICROWAVE SPECTROSCOPY; NATURAL RESOURCES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECTROMETERS;

OPTICAL IMAGING SPECTROMETERS; POLARIMETRIC MICROWAVES;

REMOTE SENSING;

AIRSAR; AVIRIS; BIOMASS; FOREST; FOREST AGE; FOREST RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; MAC-EUROPE 91; MICROWAVE DATA; OPTICAL IMAGING; POLARIMETRIC DATA; REMOTE SENSING; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; SPECTROMETER;

GERMANY;

EID: 0030300833     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169608949175     Document Type: Article

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