Ship detection and characterization using polarimetric SAR

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 552-559

  Touzi, R ^a   Charbonneau, F J ^a   Hawkins, R K ^a   Vachon, P W ^a  

^a CANADA CENTRE FOR REMOTE SENSING   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INCIDENCE ANGLES; POLARIMETRIC TOOLS; SHIP-SEA CONTRASTS; WAVE POLARIZATION ANISOTROPY;

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; ANISOTROPY; LIGHT POLARIZATION; POLARIMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SHIPS;

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 4944263305     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m04-002     Document Type: Article

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