Radar remote sensing of the spring thaw transition across a boreal landscape

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 163-175

  Kimball, J S ^a,b   McDonald, K C ^c   Frolking, S ^d   Running, S W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Boreal forest; BOREAS; Freeze thaw; NSCAT; Phenology; Radar

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BACKSCATTERING; DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; RADAR; SURFACE WATERS;

PHENOLOGY;

REMOTE SENSING;

BACKSCATTER; BOREAL FOREST; FREEZE-THAW CYCLE; PHENOLOGY; RADAR IMAGERY; REMOTE SENSING; SNOW COVER;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0842327884     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2002.06.004     Document Type: Article

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