Sea ice type and open water discrimination using dual co-polarized c-band SAR

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-84

  Geldsetzer, T ^a   Yackel, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; DECISION TREES; POLARISCOPES; POLARIZATION; RADAR IMAGING; SEA ICE; SNOW; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

DECISION TREE CLASSIFIERS; FIRST-YEAR SEA ICES; HORIZONTAL POLARIZATION; POLARIZATION DIFFERENCE; RESOLUTION IMAGERY; STATISTICAL THRESHOLD; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR IMAGERY; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

ICE;

EID: 77952756046     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m08-075     Document Type: Article

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