Characterization of Surface Parameters over Arid and Semi-Arid Areas by use of ERS-1 Windscatterometer

Remote Sensing Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 133-155

  Magagi, R D ^a   Kerr, Y H ^a  

^a Lerts   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; ARID REGIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; HYDROLOGY; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; RADAR MEASUREMENT; RADIOMETERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOILS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; WIND;

ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETERS (AVHRR); WIND SCATTEROMETERS;

REMOTE SENSING;

BACKSCAATTER; ERS-1; HAPEX-SAHEL; SCATTEROMETER; SEMIARID REGION; SURFACE PARAMETERS;

NIGER, SAHEL;

EID: 0030668198     PISSN: 02757257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757259709532335     Document Type: Article

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