Application of Shannon information theory to a comparison between L- and C-band SIR-C polarimetric data versus incidence angle

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 121-130

  Hégarat Mascle, Sylvie Le ^a   Vidal Madjar, Daniel ^a   Taconet, Odile ^a   Zribi, Merez ^a  

^a SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION THEORY; POLARIMETERS; RADAR IMAGING; RADIOMETRY; REDUNDANCY; SENSOR DATA FUSION; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

SHANNON INFORMATION THEORY;

REMOTE SENSING;

CLASSIFICATION; COMPARISON; INCIDENCE ANGLE; RADAR; REFLECTANCE BAND; SHANNON INFORMATION THEORY; SIR-C;

FRANCE, ILE DE FRANCE, ORGEVAL;

EID: 0343052862     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-4257(96)00164-2     Document Type: Article

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