Classification of river ice using polarimetric SAR data

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 460-473

  Mermoz, S ^a,b   Allain, S ^a   Bernier, M ^b   Pottier, E ^a   Gherboudj, I ^c  

^a IETR   (France)

^b CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^c Centre d Applications et de Recherche en Télédétection   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); POLARIMETERS; POLARIZATION; RADAR IMAGING; RIVERS; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

COMPLEMENTARY DATA; HIERARCHICAL CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN INFRASTRUCTURE; POLARIMETRIC DATA; POLARIMETRIC PARAMETERS; POLARIMETRIC SAR; POLARIMETRIC SAR DATA; SINGLE POLARIZATION;

ICE;

EID: 77952754888     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m09-034     Document Type: Article

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