Classification of SAR images using a general and tractable multiplicative model

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 24, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 3565-3582

  Mejail, M E ^a   Jacobo Berlles, J C ^a   Frery, A C ^b   Bustos, O H ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPECKLE; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

HOMOGENEOUS AREAS;

REMOTE SENSING;

BACKSCATTER; GEOSTATISTICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; REMOTE SENSING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 0142187337     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0143116021000053274     Document Type: Article

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