Polarization-based index of refraction and reflection angle estimation for remote sensing applications

Applied Optics

Volumn 46, Issue 30, 2007, Pages 7527-7536

  Thilak, Vimal ^a   Voelz, David G ^a   Creusere, Charles D ^a  

^a Horeshoe Cir Jett Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REMOTE SENSING;

OBJECT SEGMENTATION; PASSIVE POLARIMETER; POLARIMETRIE BIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE;

LIGHT REFRACTION;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LIGHT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OPTICS; RADIATION SCATTERING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LIGHT; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; OPTICS; SCATTERING, RADIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE;

EID: 37549057991     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.46.007527     Document Type: Article

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