Estimation of pasture biomass using dual-polarisation radar imagery; a preliminary study

2008 23rd International Conference Image and Vision Computing New Zealand, IVCNZ

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages

  McNeill, S J ^a   Pairman, D ^a   Belliss, S E ^a   Dalley, D ^b   Dynes, R ^c  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Pasture biomass; Polarimetry; Radar

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; ELLIPSOMETRY; POLARIMETERS; POLARIZATION; RADAR IMAGING; TRACKING RADAR;

BEST MODELS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FEED QUALITIES; IMAGING RADARS; LINEAR MODELS; MEAT INDUSTRIES; PASTURE BIOMASS; POLARIMETRY; POLARISATION; RADAR IMAGERIES; SHORT WAVELENGTHS; STANDARD ERRORS; TERRASAR-X;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 63049124418     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IVCNZ.2008.4762146     Document Type: Conference Paper

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