A study of land cover classification using polarimetric SAR parameters

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 28, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 3851-3870

  Alberga, V ^a  

^a ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PIXELS; POLARIMETERS; SPECKLE; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION; POLARIMETRIC PARAMETERS;

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; LAND COVER; REMOTE SENSING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 34548359491     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160601075541     Document Type: Article

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