Biomass retrieval algorithm based on P-band biosar experiments of boreal forest

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 4245-4248

  Ulander, Lars M H ^a,b   Sandberg, Gustaf ^b   Soja, Maciej J ^b  

^a SWEDISH DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

backscatter; BIOMASS; biomass; BioSAR; boreal forest; P band; retrieval algorithm; SAR

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTER; BIOSAR; BOREAL FORESTS; P-BAND; RETRIEVAL ALGORITHMS; SAR;

BACKSCATTERING; BIOMASS; GEOLOGY; LINEAR REGRESSION; REMOTE SENSING;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 80955141897     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS.2011.6050168     Document Type: Conference Paper

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