Robust estimation of pasture biomass using dual-polarisation TerraSAR-X imagery

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 3094-3097

  McNeill, S J ^a   Pairman, D ^a   Belliss, S E ^a   Dalley, D ^b   Dynes, R ^c  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c AGRESEARCH LTD   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Pasture biomass; Polarimetry; Radar; TerraSAR

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ERRORS; POLARIMETERS; POLARIZATION; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES;

BEST MODEL; EFFICIENT MANAGEMENTS; MEAT INDUSTRY; REPEATED MEASURES; ROBUST ESTIMATION; SHORT WAVELENGTHS; STANDARD ERRORS; TERRASAR;

AGRICULTURE;

EID: 78650928143     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5649266     Document Type: Conference Paper

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