Summer environmental mapping potential of a large-scale ERS-1 SAR mosaic of the state of Alaska

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 387-401

  Li, Shusun ^a   Guritz, Rick ^a   Logan, Tom ^a   Shindle, Michael ^a   Groves, Joanne ^a   Olmsted, Coert ^a   Carsey, Frank ^b   Macmahon, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; MOISTURE; RADAR IMAGING; SOILS; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; WEATHER SATELLITES;

ENVIRONMENTAL MAPPING;

REMOTE SENSING;

SOIL MOISTURE; SUMMER; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033585430     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311699213505     Document Type: Article

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