Multi-angular scatterometer measurements for various stages of rice growth

Progress in Electromagnetics Research

Volumn 83, Issue , 2008, Pages 385-396

  Lim, K S ^a   Koo, V C ^a   Ewe, H T ^a  

^a MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; CROPS;

ANGULAR RESPONSE; COMPREHENSIVE MEASUREMENT; FULL POLARIZATION; INCIDENT ANGLES; RADAR BACKSCATTER; SCATTEROMETER DATA; SCATTEROMETER MEASUREMENTS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 49549125441     PISSN: 10704698     EISSN: 15598985     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2528/PIER08070205     Document Type: Article

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