Optimum texture analysis of Synthetic Aperture Radar images

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2230, Issue , 1994, Pages 389-398

  Oliver, C J ^a   Blake, A ^a   White, R G ^a  

^a DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; IMAGE TEXTURE; SIMULATED ANNEALING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; TEXTURES; TRACKING RADAR;

AMAZON RAIN FOREST; AMOUNT OF INFORMATION; INCIDENCE ANGLES; MISCLASSIFICATION RATES; SIMULATED ANNEALING TECHNIQUES; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR (SAR) IMAGES; TEXTURE ANALYSIS; VIRGIN FORESTS;

RADAR IMAGING;

EID: 33747933824     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.177187     Document Type: Conference Paper

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