Multi-temporal RADARSAT-1 and ERS backscattering signatures of coastal wetlands in southeastern louisiana

Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 607-617

  Kwoun, Oh Ig ^a,b   Lu, Zhong ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b EARTH RESOURCES OBSERVATION AND SCIENCE EROS CENTER   (United States)

^c CASCADES VOLCANO OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; CALIBRATION; FORESTRY; GEODETIC SATELLITES; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; VEGETATION; WETLANDS;

BACKSCATTERING ANALYSIS; BACKSCATTERING COEFFICIENTS; BACKSCATTERING SIGNALS; EUROPEAN REMOTE SENSING SATELLITES; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX; RADAR BACKSCATTERING; RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATIONS; RELATIVE CALIBRATIONS;

SPACE-BASED RADAR;

BACKSCATTER; CALIBRATION; COASTAL WETLAND; COASTAL ZONE; FOREST; MARSH; RADARSAT; RADIOMETRIC METHOD; SATELLITE ALTIMETRY; SEASONAL VARIATION; VEGETATION INDEX; VEGETATION TYPE;

LOUISIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67649305074     PISSN: 00991112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14358/PERS.75.5.607     Document Type: Article

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