Spatio-temporal monitoring of evaporitic processes using multiresolution C-band radar remote sensing data: Example of the Chott el Djerid, Tunisia

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 127-137

  Frison, P L ^a   Paillou, Ph ^b   Sayah, N ^c   Pottier, E ^d   Rudant, J P ^a  

^a National Centre of Scientific Research   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c Centre National de Télédétection de Tunis BP 200   (Tunisia)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH TEMPORAL FREQUENCY; RADAR REMOTE SENSING; SCATTEROMETER DATA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENTATION PROCESS; SPACEBORNE RADAR; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TEMPORAL SIGNATURES;

IMAGE RESOLUTION; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; POLARIMETERS; SENSORS; SPACE APPLICATIONS;

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 84882250967     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m13-018     Document Type: Article

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