Monitoring lake ice during spring melt using RADARSAT-2 SAR

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 36, Issue , 2010, Pages S391-S400

  Geldsetzer, Torsten ^a   Van Der Sanden, Joost ^a   Brisco, Brian ^a  

^a CANADA CENTRE FOR REMOTE SENSING   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAK-UP; CANADIAN ARCTIC; CLASSIFICATION ACCURACY; CLASSIFICATION METHODOLOGIES; ICE BREAK-UP; OPEN WATER; RADARSAT-2; SAR IMAGERY; STUDY AREAS; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY;

BACKSCATTERING; DECISION MAKING; LAKES; REMOTE SENSING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

ICE;

EID: 79951735773     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m11-001     Document Type: Article

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