Object-based image analysis of optical and radar variables for wetland evaluation

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 36, Issue 23, 2015, Pages 5811-5841

  Dingle Robertson, Laura ^a   King, Douglas J ^a   Davies, Chris ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; POLARIMETERS; TRACKING RADAR; WETLANDS;

BACKSCATTER INTENSITY; CLASSIFICATION ACCURACY; MULTIPLE DATA TYPES; OBJECT BASED IMAGE ANALYSIS; OBJECT BASED IMAGE ANALYSIS (OBIA); POLARIMETRIC RADARS; POLARIMETRIC VARIABLE; RADARSAT-2 IMAGES;

RADAR IMAGING;

IMAGE ANALYSIS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT; RADAR IMAGERY; RADARSAT; REMOTE SENSING; WETLAND; WORLDVIEW;

EID: 84947969718     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2015.1109727     Document Type: Article

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