Digital elevation map generation using VHF-band SAR data in forested areas

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1769-1776

  Frölind, Per Olov ^b   Ulander, Lars M H ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Coherence; Coherent all radio band sensing (CARABAS); Digital elevation model (DEM) generation; Interferometry; Synthetic aperture radar (SAR); Very high frequency (VHF)

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; INTERFEROMETRY; RADIO WAVES; REMOTE SENSING;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODELS (DEM); RADIO BAND SENSING;

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 0036699007     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2002.802461     Document Type: Article

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