High angular resolution measurements of the monostatic backscattering coefficient of rice fields

Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-10

  Lim, K S ^a   Koay, J Y ^b   Koo, V C ^a   Ewe, H T ^b   Kung, W L ^a  

^a MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING COEFFICIENTS; C-BAND BACKSCATTERING; DENSE MEDIUM; GROUND BASED; HIGH ANGULAR RESOLUTIONS; MALAYSIA; MONOSTATIC; POLARIMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; RESEARCH COMMUNITIES; RICE CROPS; RICE FIELDS; SCATTEROMETER; SCATTEROMETER MEASUREMENTS; SIMULATION RESULT;

BACKSCATTERING; CROPS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; POLARIMETERS; REMOTE SENSING;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

EID: 66149117336     PISSN: 09205071     EISSN: 15693937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156939309787604689     Document Type: Article

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