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Evaluation of C-band polarization diversity and polarimetry for wetland mapping

B. Brisco Canada Centre for Remote Sensing/Centre canadien de télédétection, Natural Resources Canada/Ressources naturelles Canada, Room 403B, 588 Booth Street, Ottawa, ON K1A 0Y7Correspondence [email protected]
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M. Kapfer Noetix Research Inc., Ottawa, ON K1S 2E1, Canada
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T. Hirose Noetix Research Inc., Ottawa, ON K1S 2E1, Canada
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B. Tedford Ducks Unlimited Canada, P.O. Box 1160, Stonewall, MB R0C 2Z0, Canada
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J. Liu Noetix Research Inc., Ottawa, ON K1S 2E1, Canada
Pages 82-92 | Received 24 Mar 2010, Accepted 15 Sep 2010, Published online: 02 Jun 2014

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