Relating SAR image texture to the biomass of regenerating tropical forests

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 26, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 4829-4854

  Kuplich, T M ^a   Curran, P J ^b   Atkinson, P M ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RADAR IMAGING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; VEGETATION;

IMAGE TEXTURE; L-BAND RADAR; TROPICAL FOREST;

REMOTE SENSING;

BACKSCATTER; BIOMASS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; TROPICAL FOREST;

AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33745106412     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160500239107     Document Type: Article

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