Multipolarized radar for delineating within-field variability in corn and wheat

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 300-313

  Smith, M ^a   Eddy, P R ^a   Bugden Storie, J ^b   Pattey, E ^b   Mc Nairn, H ^b   Nolin, M ^b   Perron, I ^b   Hinther, M ^b   Miller, J ^c   Haboudane, D ^d  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À CHICOUTIMI   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; OPTICAL SENSORS; REMOTE SENSING; CLOUDS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FUZZY LOGIC; LIGHT POLARIZATION; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

DIFFERENTIAL MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; MULTIPOLARIZED RADARS; RADAR POLARIZATION; CORNFIELDS; MULTIPOLARIZATION; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; DELINEATED ZONES; WITHIN-FIELD VARIATION;

RADAR IMAGING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; CROPS;

FARM CROPS; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; SENSORS; CLIMATES; WHEAT;

EID: 33751017097     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m06-026     Document Type: Article

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