Identification of burnt areas in Mediterranean forest environments from ERS-2 SAR time series

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 25, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 4873-4888

  Gimeno, M ^a   San Miguel Ayanz, J ^a   Schmuck, G ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; FIRES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

BACKSCATTER COEFFICIENTS; EUROPEAN REMOTE SENSING (ERS); OPTICAL IMAGERY;

FORESTRY;

ERS-2; FOREST COVER; FOREST FIRE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 8844231120     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160412331269715     Document Type: Article

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