Mapping submarine sand waves with multiband imaging radar 1. Model development and sensitivity analysis

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1163-1181

  Vogelzang, J ^a  

^a National Institute for Coastal and Marine Management RIKZ   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SENSING; BOTTOM TOPOGRAPHY; DATA PROCESSING; MAPPING; MODEL; MODEL DEVELOPMENT; MULTIBAND IMAGING RADAR; RADAR; SAND WAVE; SAND WAVES; SAR; SEAFLOOR MAPPING;

EID: 0030992017     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jc02835     Document Type: Article

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