Evaluation of RADARSAT-1 images acquired in fine mode for the study of boreal peatlands: A case study in James Bay, Canada

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 450-467

  Josée Racine, Marie ^a   Bernier, Monique ^a   Ouarda, Taha ^a  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; WATERSHEDS;

CARBON CYCLING; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD CLASSIFICATION (MLC); RADAR BACKSCATTER COEFFICIENTS; RADARSAT-1;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33645702898     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m05-029     Document Type: Article

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