Inversion of a forest backscatter model using neural networks

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2181-2199

  Kimes, D S ^a   Ranson, K J ^a   Sun, G ^b  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORESTRY; NEURAL NETWORKS; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

FOREST BACKSCATTER MODELS; FOREST GROWTH MODELS; RADAR BACKSCATTER MODELS;

RADAR IMAGING;

BACKSCATTER; FOREST; FOREST GROWTH; GROWTH; MODELLING; NEURAL NETWORK; RADAR; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

USA, MAINE;

EID: 0031182518     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311697217828     Document Type: Article

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