Estimation of forest height using spaceborne repeat-pass L-band InSAR correlation magnitude over the US state of Maine

Remote Sensing

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 10252-10285

  Lei, Yang ^a   Siqueira, Paul ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlation magnitude; Forest height; InSAR; Inversion; Repeat pass

Indexed keywords

NASA; POLARIZATION; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

BACKSCATTER PROFILES; COMPLEMENTARY TOOLS; DIELECTRIC FLUCTUATIONS; FOREST HEIGHT; INSAR; INVERSION; INVERSION TECHNIQUES; REPEAT PASS;

FORESTRY;

DATA; FORESTS; SATELLITES;

EID: 84912142411     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20724292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/rs61110252     Document Type: Article

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