Microwave observations of boreal forests in the NOPEX area of Sweden and a comparison with observations of a temperate plantation in the United Kingdom

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Volumn 98-99, Issue , 1999, Pages 389-416

  Baker, J R ^a   Luckman, A J ^b  

^a Section for Earth Observation   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; EMISAR; Forest; JERS 1; NOPEX; SAR

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERE-BIOSPHERE INTERACTION; BOREAL FOREST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; RESEARCH PROGRAM; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033621409     PISSN: 01681923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1923(99)00111-2     Document Type: Article

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