Spatial resolution and processing tradeoffs for HYDROS: Application of reconstruction and resolution enhancement techniques

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 3-12

  Long, David G ^a   Spencer, Michael W ^b   Njoku, Eni G ^b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydrospheric State (HYDROS); Reconstruction; Resolution enhancement

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVES; MOISTURE; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RADIOMETERS; SOILS;

MICROWAVE ENERGY; RESOLUTION ENHANCEMENT; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION;

EID: 12844261104     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2004.838385     Document Type: Conference Paper

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