Defining the sensitivity of multi-frequency and multi-polarized radar backscatter to post-harvest crop residue

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 247-263

  Mc Nairn, H ^a   Duguay, C ^b   Boisvert, J ^c   Huffman, E ^c   Brisco, B ^d  

^a CANADA CENTRE FOR REMOTE SENSING   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^d Noetix Research Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; CROPS; MICROWAVE DEVICES; MOISTURE; REMOTE SENSING; SENSORS; SOILS;

CROP RESIDUES;

RADAR;

EID: 0035355635     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07038992.2001.10854941     Document Type: Article

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