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Mapping Agricultural Frozen Soil on the Watershed Scale Using Remote Sensing Data

Applied and Environmental Soil Science, 2011
This paper presents an empirical model for classifying frozen/unfrozen soils in the entire Bras d’Henri River watershed (167 km2) near Quebec City (Quebec, Canada).
Jalal Khaldoune, Eric Van Bochove, Monique Bernier, Michel C. Nolin   +3 more
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Contributions of Actual and Simulated Satellite SAR Data for Substrate Type Differentiation and Shoreline Mapping in the Canadian Arctic

Remote Sensing, 2017
Detailed information on the land cover types present and the horizontal position of the land–water interface is needed for sensitive coastal ecosystems throughout the Arctic, both to establish baselines against which the impacts of climate change can be ...
Sarah Banks, Koreen Millard, Amir Behnamian, Lori White, Tobias Ullmann, Francois Charbonneau, Zhaohua Chen, Huili Wang, Jon Pasher, Jason Duffe   +9 more
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Wetland Classification with Multi-Angle/Temporal SAR Using Random Forests

Remote Sensing, 2019
To better understand and mitigate threats to the long-term health and functioning of wetlands, there is need to establish comprehensive inventorying and monitoring programs.
Sarah Banks, Lori White, Amir Behnamian, Zhaohua Chen, Benoit Montpetit, Brian Brisco, Jon Pasher, Jason Duffe   +7 more
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Textural and Compositional Characterization of Wadi Feiran Deposits, Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, Using Radarsat-1, PALSAR, SRTM and ETM+ Data

Remote Sensing, 2009
The present work aims at identifying favorable locations for groundwater resources harvesting and extraction along the Wadi Feiran basin, SW Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, in an effort to facilitate new development projects in this area.
Ahmed Gaber, Magaly Koch, Farouk El-Baz
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ESTABLISHING CROP PRODUCTIVITY USING RADARSAT-2 [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2012
Crop productivity is influenced by a number of management and environmental conditions, and variations in crop growth can occur in-season due to, for example, unfavourable meteorological conditions.
H. McNairn, J. Shang, X. Jiao, B. Deschamps   +3 more
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Pre-Launch Assessment of RADARSAT Constellation Mission Medium Resolution Modes for Sea Oil Slicks and Lookalike Discrimination

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 2019
The RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) is a Canadian Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) mission, providing C-band SAR data continuity of the RADARSAT-1 and RADARSAT-2 satellite missions.
Mohammed Dabboor, Suman Singha, Benoit Montpetit, Benjamin Deschamps, Dean Flett   +4 more
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The Potential Use of Multi-Band SAR Data for Soil Moisture Retrieval over Bare Agricultural Areas: Hebei, China

Remote Sensing, 2015
The potential use of TerraSAR-X and Radarsat-2 data for soil moisture retrieval over bare agricultural areas was investigated using both empirical and semi-empirical approaches.
Xiang Zhang, Baozhang Chen, Hongdong Fan, Jilei Huang, Hui Zhao   +4 more
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Minimizing labeling ambiguity during classification process of the geological units covering the central part of the Suez Canal Corridor, Egypt using their radar scattering response

Egyptian Journal of Remote Sensing and Space Sciences, 2018
Deriving information about the geometrical and dielectrical characteristics of objects using optical and radar satellite sensors is valuable for delineating and classifying surficial sediments.
Mamdouh M. Abdeen, Ahmed Gaber, Mohamed Shokr, Omnia A. El-Saadawy   +3 more
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Interpretation of Radarsat-1 SAR Imagery of Riyadh for Mapping Applications

Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences, 2010
A synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image obtained by the Canadian Radarsat-1 system and covering the City of Riyadh is evaluated for thematic accuracy levels required for planimetric mapping applications.
Abdullah Salman Alsalman
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Retrieving Surface Soil Moisture over Wheat and Soybean Fields during Growing Season Using Modified Water Cloud Model from Radarsat-2 SAR Data

Remote Sensing, 2019
Surface soil moisture (SSM) retrieval over agricultural fields using synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data is often obstructed by the vegetation effects on the backscattering during the growing season.
Minfeng Xing, Binbin He, Xiliang Ni, Jinfei Wang, Gangqiang An, Jiali Shang, Xiaodong Huang   +6 more
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