Predicting L-band microwave attenuation through forest canopy using directional structuring elements and airborne lidar

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 688-691

  Wright, W C ^a,c   Liu, P W ^a   Slatton, K C ^a,b   Shrestha, R L ^a   Carter, W E ^a   Lee, H ^b  

^a Department of Civil and Coastal Engineering ^*  (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Forestry; GPS; Lidar; Radar

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; FORECASTING; FORESTRY; GEOLOGY; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; OPTICAL RADAR; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; SPACE-BASED RADAR;

AIRBORNE LASER SWATH MAPPINGS; CELLULAR TELEPHONY; FOREST CANOPIES; MICROWAVE ATTENUATION; MICROWAVE TRANSMISSION; QUANTITATIVE MEASURES; STRUCTURING ELEMENT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE;

SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

BIOMASS; FORESTRY; GIS; MICROWAVES; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; SIGNALS;

EID: 67649825814     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS.2008.4779441     Document Type: Conference Paper

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