SAR-derived coastal and marine applications: From research to operational products

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 472-486

  Kerbaol, Vincent ^a   Collard, Fabrice ^a  

^a Brest Operational Observation System and Technologies (BOOST)   (France)

Author keywords

Geophysical measurements; Marine telemetry; Remote sensing; Satellite applications; Synthetic Aperture Radar

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; COASTAL ZONES; MARINE APPLICATIONS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SEA ICE; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; TELEMETERING;

COASTAL APPLICATIONS; COASTAL OCEAN MONITORING; GEOPHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS; MARINE TELEMETRY; SATELLITE APPLICATIONS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

EID: 24944553224     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2005.857505     Document Type: Article

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