Observations on the relationship between SIR-C radar backscatter and the biomass of regenerating tropical forests

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 687-694

  Foody, G M ^a   Green, R M ^b   Lucas, R M ^c   Curran, P J ^c   Honzak, M ^d   Do Amaral, I ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; IMAGE PROCESSING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

RADAR BACKSCATTER; RADAR SATURATION;

RADAR IMAGING;

BACKSCATTER; BIOMASS; CANOPY GEOMETRY; FOREST; RADAR; RAINFOREST; REGENERATION; SAR; SIR-C; TROPICS;

BRAZIL, AMAZONIA;

EID: 0031077818     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311697219024     Document Type: Article

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