Forest mapping and monitoring with interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR)

Progress in Physical Geography

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 159-177

  Balzter, H ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; Deforestation; Fire scars; Forest structure; Freeze thaw transition; Land cover mapping; SAR; Stem volume; Tree height

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; BIOMASS; DATA PROCESSING; FOREST RESOURCE; MAPPING; MONITORING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 0034757196     PISSN: 03091333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/030913301666986397     Document Type: Article

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