Applying polarimetric radar imagery for mapping the productivity of wheat crops

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 517-524

  Mc Nairn, H ^a   Hochheim, K ^b   Rabe, N ^c  

^a CANADA CENTRE FOR REMOTE SENSING   (Canada)

^b Noetix Research Inc   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; CROPS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAPPING; POLARIMETERS; POLARIZATION; SOILS; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY;

CROSS POLARIZATION; IMAGE ACQUISITION; POLARIMETRIC RADAR IMAGERY; YIELD-MONITOR DATA;

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 4944251710     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m03-068     Document Type: Article

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