Combining l and X band SAR data for estimating biomass and soil moisture of agricultural fields

European Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 99-109

  Paloscia, Simonetta ^a   Pettinato, Simone ^a   Santi, Emanuele ^a  

^a IFAC CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; L and X band SAR data; SIASGE project; Soil moisture; Vegetation biomass

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859054297     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22797254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5721/EuJRS20124510     Document Type: Article

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