Compilation of a radar backscatter database of sea ice types and open water using operational analysis of heterogeneous ice regimes

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 369-384

  Shokr, Mohammed ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; DATABASE SYSTEMS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; RADAR; RADAR IMAGING; REMOTE SENSING; SEA ICE; SEAWATER; WIND;

CANADIAN ICE SERVICES; INCIDENCE ANGLES; OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS; RADAR BACKSCATTER; RADAR INTERACTIONS; RADIOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS; SURFACE WIND SPEED;

ICE;

EID: 77952757340     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m09-026     Document Type: Article

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