SAR detection and characterization of sea surface slicks

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 543-548

  Trivero, P ^a   Fiscella, B ^a   Gomez, F ^b   Pavese, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; RADAR MEASUREMENT; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

SEA SURFACE SLICKS;

RADAR IMAGING;

AIRCRAFT MEASUREMENT; MARINE POLLUTION; OIL CONTAMINANTS; POLLUTION MONITORING; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; SAR; SEA SURFACE; SURFACE FILM; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

ITALY, GULF OF GENOA;

EID: 0032004856     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311698216161     Document Type: Article

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