The sensitivity of RADARSAT-2 polarimetric SAR data to corn and soybean leaf area index

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-81

  Jiao, Xianfeng ^a   Mc Nairn, Heather ^a   Shang, Jiali ^a   Pattey, Elizabeth ^a   Liu, Jiangui ^a   Champagne, Catherine ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; CLOUD COMPUTING; MOISTURE; POLARIMETERS; RADAR; RADAR IMAGING; RADAR MEASUREMENT; SCATTERING PARAMETERS; SOIL MOISTURE; SOILS;

CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CROP PRODUCTIVITY; INCIDENCE ANGLES; MONITORING INDICATORS; POLARIMETRIC SAR DATA; VOLUME SCATTERING; VOLUMETRIC SOIL MOISTURES; WATER CLOUD MODELS;

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 84865721124     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m11-023     Document Type: Article

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