L-band ALOS PALSAR for biomass estimation of Matang Mangroves, Malaysia

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 155, Issue , 2014, Pages 69-78

  Hamdan, O ^a   Khali Aziz, H ^a   Mohd Hasmadi, I ^b  

^a FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Aboveground biomass; L band; Malaysia; Mangroves

Indexed keywords

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; ALOS PALSAR; BIOMASS ESTIMATION; L-BAND; MALAYSIA; MANGROVES;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALOS; BACKSCATTER; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST COVER; MANGROVE; PALSAR; PIXEL; SATELLITE DATA;

MALAYSIA; MATANG MANGROVE FOREST RESERVE; PERAK; WEST MALAYSIA;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 84909590721     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2014.04.029     Document Type: Article

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