Calibration of the Integral Equation Model for SAR data in C-band and HH and VV polarizations

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 805-816

  Baghdadi, N ^a   Holah, N ^a   Zribi, M ^b  

^a BRGM   (France)

^b SERVICE D AÉRONOMIE DU CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; CALIBRATION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLARIZATION; SENSORS;

ADVANCED SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR (ASAR); EMPIRICAL CALIBRATION; INTEGRAL EQUATION MODEL;

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

CALIBRATION; RADAR IMAGERY; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL SURFACE;

EID: 33645719269     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160500212278     Document Type: Article

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