An empirical approach to estimating leaf area index from multifrequency SAR data

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 359-364

  Paloscia, S ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; RADAR MEASUREMENT; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

LEAF AREA INDEX; MULTIFREQUENCY SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

REMOTE SENSING;

BACKSCATTER; LAI; REMOTE SENSING; SAR; VEGETATION INDEX;

EID: 0031867626     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311698216323     Document Type: Article

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