Radar backscatter coefficients and snow detectability for upland terrain in Scotland

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 22, Issue 15, 2001, Pages 3015-3026

  Rees, W G ^a   Steel, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; RADAR; SNOW; VEGETATION;

INCIDENCE ANGLES;

REMOTE SENSING;

BACKSCATTER; DETECTION METHOD; RADAR; SNOW COVER; UPLAND REGION;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0035888332     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160120567     Document Type: Article

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