Analysis of temporal radar backscatter of rice: A comparison of SAR observations with modeling results

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 128-138

  Shao, Yun ^a   Liao, Jingjuan ^a   Wang, Cuizhen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; MICROWAVES; POLARIZATION;

MICROWAVE BACKSCATTER MODEL;

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 0242273335     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m02-019     Document Type: Article

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