Effect of forest thinning on the radar backscattering coefficient at L-band

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2233-2238

  Champion, I ^a   Guyon, D ^a   Riom, J ^a   Le Toan, T ^b   Beaudoin, A ^c  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b CESBIO   (France)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; RADAR MEASUREMENT;

RADAR BACKSCATTERING COEFFICIENTS;

REMOTE SENSING;

BACKSCATTER; DEFORESTATION; RADAR;

EID: 0032551506     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311698214992     Document Type: Article

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