PWS: A friendly and effective tool for polarimetric image analysis

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 566-571

  Touzi, R ^a   Charbonneau, F J ^b  

^a CANADA CENTRE FOR REMOTE SENSING   (Canada)

^b NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; EDUCATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; POLARIMETERS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS; POLARIMETRIC IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRICING; PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 4944259331     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m04-017     Document Type: Article

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