Passive microwave observations of inundation area and the area/stage relation in the amazon river floodplain

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 19, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 3055-3074

  Sippe, S J ^a   Hamilton, S K ^b   Melack, J M ^a   Novo, E M M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; FLOODS; LAKES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; RADIOMETERS; RIVERS; SATELLITES;

SCANNING MULTICHANNEL MICROWAVE RADIOMETERS;

REMOTE SENSING;

FLOOD; FLOODPLAIN; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 0032216175     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311698214181     Document Type: Article

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