The effect of tidal currents on radar backscatter from the sea around Portland Bill

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2061-2079

  Lamont Smith, T ^a   Dovey, P R ^a  

^a QINETIQ   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MODULATION; POLARIZATION; RADAR; SEPARATION; STRAIN RATE; TSUNAMIS;

RADAR BACKSCATTER; RADAR IMAGERY; SATELLITE IMAGE; SEMI-DIURNAL TIDAL PERIOD; VERTICAL POLARIZATION;

BACKSCATTERING;

BACKSCATTER; RADAR IMAGERY; REMOTE SENSING; TIDAL CURRENT;

DORSET [ENGLAND]; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; ISLE OF PORTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 22144499227     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160512331337989     Document Type: Article

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