Mapping ocean surface features using biogenic slick-fields and SAR polarimetric decomposition techniques

IEE Proceedings: Radar, Sonar and Navigation

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 260-270

  Schuler, D L ^a   Lee, J S ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ANISOTROPY; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DECOMPOSITION; ENTROPY; MAPPING; OCEANOGRAPHY; POLARIMETERS; SCATTERING;

BIOGENIC; MAPPING ALGORITHMS; POLARIMETRIC DECOMPOSITION; SLICK-FIELDS;

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 33745460341     PISSN: 13502395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-rsn:20045118     Document Type: Article

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