Radar and optical remote sensing data evaluation and fusion; a case study for Washington, DC, USA

International Journal of Image and Data Fusion

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 138-154

  Idol, Terry ^a   Haack, Barry ^a   Mahabir, Ron ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aster; Palsar; quad polarisation; Radarsat 2; sensor fusion; variance texture; Washington, DC

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; POLARIZATION; RADAR; RADAR IMAGING; REMOTE SENSING; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SURFACE ANALYSIS;

ASTER; PALSAR; RADARSAT-2; SENSOR FUSION; WASHINGTON;

SPACE-BASED RADAR;

EID: 84929945499     PISSN: 19479832     EISSN: 19479824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19479832.2015.1017541     Document Type: Article

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