Radar backscattering from alfalfa canopy: A clump modelling approach

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2203-2220

  Chauhan, N S ^a,b   Lang, R H ^c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

^c George Washington University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE BACKSCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RADAR SYSTEMS; VEGETATION;

ALFALFA CANOPY; CLUMP MODELING; RADAR BACKSCATTERING;

REMOTE SENSING;

ALFALFA; BACKSCATTER; CANOPY REFLECTANCE; DATA PROCESSING; MODELING; RADAR IMAGERY;

EID: 0033587761     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311699212209     Document Type: Article

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