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Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham: Coimbatore, IN

2024-08-01 to present | Research Assistant Professor (Electronics and Communication Engineering)
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Vishnu Nandan

University of Calgary: Calgary, AB, CA

2023-01-01 to present | Post-Doctoral Researcher (Geography)
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Vishnu Nandan

University of Manitoba: Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA

2022-09-01 to present | Research Associate (Centre for Earth Observation Science)
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Vishnu Nandan

University of Calgary: Calgary, AB, CA

2021-09-01 to 2022-12-31 | Research Associate (Geography)
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University of Manitoba: Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA

2019-09-01 to 2022-08-31 | Post-Doctoral Researcher (Centre for Earth Observation Science)
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Vishnu Nandan

University of Victoria: Victoria, BC, CA

2018-09-01 to 2019-08-31 | Post-Doctoral Researcher (Geography)
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Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung: Bremerhaven, Bremen, DE

2012-10-01 to 2013-11-01 | Research Associate (Glaciology)
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Education and qualifications (3)

University of Calgary: Calgary, AB, CA

2014-09-01 to 2018-08-18 | Doctor of Philosophy (Geography)
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University of Twente: Enschede, Overijssel, NL

2010-09-27 to 2012-03-23 | Master of Science (Earth Observation Sciences)
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University of Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, IN

2004-07-01 to 2008-07-01 | Bachelor of Technology (Electronics and Communication)
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Professional activities (6)

European Geosciences Union: Munich, DE

2022-07-01 to present | Associate Editor (The Cryosphere)
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Technical University of Denmark: Kongens Lyngby, Hovedstaden, DK

2021-10-21 to 2021-10-30 | Visiting Scientist (DTU Space)
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Laboratoire d'Études en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales: Toulouse, Occitanie, FR

2021-10-01 to 2021-10-21 | Visiting Scientist (LEGOS)
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Danish Meteorological Institute: Copenhagen, DK

2020-12-01 to 2020-12-30 | Visiting Scientist (Ocean Sciences)
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Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics: Stockholm, Stockholm, SE

2018-09-01 to 2018-09-30 | Visiting Scientist
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University of Calgary: Calgary, AB, CA

2017-03-10 | Academic Excellence Award (Geography)
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Works (37)

A Practical Approach to FMCW Radar Deconvolution in the Sea Ice Domain

IEEE Access
2024 | Journal article
Contributors: Thomas Newman; Julienne C. Stroeve; Vishnu Nandan; Rosemary C. Willatt; James B. Mead; Robbie Mallett; Michel Tsamados; Marcus Huntemann; Stefan Hendricks; Gunnar Spreen et al.
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Surface primary producer phenology in Dease Strait, NU, Canada, examined using submersed oceanographic sensors and satellite remote sensing

Arctic Science
2024-06-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Kiran Yendamuri; Julienne Stroeve; Jens K. Ehn; William J. Williams; Vishnu Nandan; Brent G.T. Else; Alexander S. Komarov; Christina A. Braybrook; Mike Dempsey; C.J. Mundy
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Impact of Changing Arctic Sea Ice Extent, Sea Ice Age, and Snow Depth on Sea Salt Aerosol From Blowing Snow and the Open Ocean for 1980–2017

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
2023 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85147679209

Part of ISSN: 21698996 2169897X
Contributors: Confer, K.L.; Jaeglé, L.; Liston, G.E.; Sharma, S.; Nandan, V.; Yackel, J.; Ewert, M.; Horowitz, H.M.
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Vishnu Nandan via Scopus - Elsevier

Landfast sea ice break out patterns in the northern Bering Sea observed from C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation
2023 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85146255085

Part of ISSN: 1872826X 15698432
Contributors: Jensen, D.A.; Nandan, V.; Mahoney, A.R.; Yackel, J.J.; Resler, L.M.
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Wind redistribution of snow impacts the Ka- and Ku-band radar signatures of Arctic sea ice

The Cryosphere
2023 | Journal article
Contributors: Vishnu Nandan; Rosemary Willatt; Robbie Mallett; Julienne Stroeve; Torsten Geldsetzer; Randall Scharien; Rasmus Tonboe; John Yackel; Jack Landy; David Clemens-Sewall et al.
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Retrieval of Snow Depth on Arctic Sea Ice From Surface‐Based, Polarimetric, Dual‐Frequency Radar Altimetry

Geophysical Research Letters
2023-10-28 | Journal article
Contributors: Rosemary Willatt; Julienne C. Stroeve; Vishnu Nandan; Thomas Newman; Robbie Mallett; Stefan Hendricks; Robert Ricker; James Mead; Polona Itkin; Rasmus Tonboe et al.
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C- and L-band SAR signatures of Arctic sea ice during freeze-up

Remote Sensing of Environment
2022 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85132940267

Part of ISSN: 00344257
Contributors: Mahmud, M.S.; Nandan, V.; Singha, S.; Howell, S.E.L.; Geldsetzer, T.; Yackel, J.; Montpetit, B.
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Vishnu Nandan via Scopus - Elsevier

Overview of the MOSAiC expedition: Snow and sea ice

Elementa
2022 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85124645931

Part of ISSN: 23251026
Contributors: Nicolaus, M.; Perovich, D.K.; Spreen, G.; Granskog, M.A.; von Albedyll, L.; Angelopoulos, M.; Anhaus, P.; Arndt, S.; Jakob Belter, H.; Bessonov, V. et al.
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Vishnu Nandan via Scopus - Elsevier

Rain on snow (ROS) understudied in sea ice remote sensing: a multi-sensor analysis of ROS during MOSAiC (Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate)

Cryosphere
2022 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85140371073

Part of ISSN: 19940424 19940416
Contributors: Stroeve, J.; Nandan, V.; Willatt, R.; Dadic, R.; Rostosky, P.; Gallagher, M.; Mallett, R.; Barrett, A.; Hendricks, S.; Tonboe, R. et al.
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Vishnu Nandan via Scopus - Elsevier

Simulated Geophysical Noise in Sea Ice Concentration Estimates of Open Water and Snow-Covered Sea Ice

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
2022 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85121383164

Part of ISSN: 21511535 19391404
Contributors: Tonboe, R.T.; Nandan, V.; Makynen, M.; Pedersen, L.T.; Kern, S.; Lavergne, T.; Oelund, J.; Dybkjaer, G.; Saldo, R.; Huntemann, M.
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Vishnu Nandan via Scopus - Elsevier

Sub-kilometre scale distribution of snow depth on Arctic sea ice from Soviet drifting stations

Journal of Glaciology
2022 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85128279897

Part of ISSN: 00221430
Contributors: Mallett, R.D.C.; Stroeve, J.C.; Tsamados, M.; Willatt, R.; Newman, T.; Nandan, V.; Landy, J.C.; Itkin, P.; Oggier, M.; Jaggi, M. et al.
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Faster decline and higher variability in the sea ice thickness of the marginal Arctic seas when accounting for dynamic snow cover

Cryosphere
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85107521875

Part of ISSN: 19940424 19940416
Contributors: Mallett, R.D.C.; Stroeve, J.C.; Tsamados, M.; Landy, J.C.; Willatt, R.; Nandan, V.; Liston, G.E.
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Implications of surface flooding on airborne estimates of snow depth on sea ice

Cryosphere
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85108538235

Part of ISSN: 19940424 19940416
Contributors: Rösel, A.; Farrell, S.L.; Nandan, V.; Richter-Menge, J.; Spreen, G.; Divine, D.V.; Steer, A.; Gallet, J.-C.; Gerland, S.
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Vishnu Nandan via Scopus - Elsevier

Inter-comparison of snow depth over Arctic sea ice from reanalysis reconstructions and satellite retrieval

Cryosphere
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85100294316

Part of ISSN: 19940424 19940416
Contributors: Zhou, L.; Stroeve, J.; Xu, S.; Petty, A.; Tilling, R.; Winstrup, M.; Rostosky, P.; Lawrence, I.R.; Liston, G.E.; Ridout, A. et al.
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Seasonal marine carbon system processes in an Arctic coastal landfast sea ice environment observed with an innovative underwater sensor platform

Elementa
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85104834449

Part of ISSN: 23251026
Contributors: Duke, P.J.; Else, B.G.T.; Jones, S.F.; Marriot, S.; Ahmed, M.M.M.; Nandan, V.; Butterworth, B.; Gonski, S.F.; Dewey, R.; Sastri, A. et al.
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Vishnu Nandan via Scopus - Elsevier

Simulated Ka-and Ku-band radar altimeter height and freeboard estimation on snow-covered Arctic sea ice

Cryosphere
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85104180308

Part of ISSN: 19940424 19940416
Contributors: Tonboe, R.T.; Nandan, V.; Yackel, J.; Kern, S.; Toudal Pedersen, L.; Stroeve, J.
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Surface-based and Fully Polarimetric L-band Frequency Scatterometer System for Field Measurements of Sea Ice

2021 IEEE 19th International Symposium on Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics, ANTEM 2021
2021 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85115055826

Contributors: Scharien, R.K.; Geldsetzer, T.; Mead, J.; Nandan, V.; Mahmud, M.; Tavri, A.
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Comparison of Ascat Estimated Snow Thickness on First-Year Sea Ice in the Canadian Arctic with Modeled and Passive Microwave Data

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
2020 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85101969473

Contributors: Yackel, J.J.; Geldsetzer, T.; Mahmud, M.; Armstrong, R.; Nandan, V.; Barber, D.G.; Fuller, M.C.
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Seasonal evolution of L-band SAR backscatter over landfast Arctic sea ice

Remote Sensing of Environment
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85090007305

Part of ISSN: 00344257
Contributors: Mahmud, M.S.; Nandan, V.; Howell, S.E.L.; Geldsetzer, T.; Yackel, J.
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Snow and ice thickness retrievals using GNSS-R: Preliminary results of the mosaic experiment

Remote Sensing
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85098270280

Part of ISSN: 20724292
Contributors: Munoz-Martin, J.F.; Perez, A.; Camps, A.; Ribó, S.; Cardellach, E.; Stroeve, J.; Nandan, V.; Itkin, P.; Tonboe, R.; Hendricks, S. et al.
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Vishnu Nandan via Scopus - Elsevier

Snow Property Controls on Modeled Ku-Band Altimeter Estimates of First-Year Sea Ice Thickness: Case Studies from the Canadian and Norwegian Arctic

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85082339527

Part of ISSN: 21511535 19391404
Contributors: Nandan, V.; Scharien, R.K.; Geldsetzer, T.; Kwok, R.; Yackel, J.J.; Mahmud, M.S.; Rosel, A.; Tonboe, R.; Granskog, M.; Willatt, R. et al.
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Vishnu Nandan via Scopus - Elsevier

Surface-based Ku-and Ka-band polarimetric radar for sea ice studies

Cryosphere
2020 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85097438093

Part of ISSN: 19940424 19940416
Contributors: Stroeve, J.; Nandan, V.; Willatt, R.; Tonboe, R.; Hendricks, S.; Ricker, R.; Mead, J.; Mallett, R.; Huntemann, M.; Itkin, P. et al.
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Vishnu Nandan via Scopus - Elsevier

Physical length scales of wind-blown snow redistribution and accumulation on relatively smooth Arctic first-year sea ice

Environmental Research Letters
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85083441260

Part of ISSN: 17489326 17489318
Contributors: Moon, W.; Nandan, V.; Scharien, R.K.; Wilkinson, J.; Yackel, J.J.; Barrett, A.; Lawrence, I.; Segal, R.A.; Stroeve, J.; Mahmud, M. et al.
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Vishnu Nandan via Scopus - Elsevier

Snow thickness estimation on first-year sea ice from late winter spaceborne scatterometer backscatter variance

Remote Sensing
2019 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85062536553

Part of ISSN: 20724292
Contributors: Yackel, J.; Geldsetzer, T.; Mahmud, M.; Nandan, V.; Howell, S.E.L.; Scharien, R.K.; Lam, H.M.
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A spectral mixture analysis approach to quantify Arctic first-year sea ice melt pond fraction using QuickBird and MODIS reflectance data

Remote Sensing of Environment
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85034714175

Part of ISSN: 00344257
Contributors: Yackel, J.J.; Nandan, V.; Mahmud, M.; Scharien, R.; Kang, J.W.; Geldsetzer, T.
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Comparing L- and C-band synthetic aperture radar estimates of sea ice motion over different ice regimes

Remote Sensing of Environment
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85031691891

Part of ISSN: 00344257
Contributors: Howell, S.E.L.; Komarov, A.S.; Dabboor, M.; Montpetit, B.; Brady, M.; Scharien, R.K.; Mahmud, M.S.; Nandan, V.; Geldsetzer, T.; Yackel, J.J.
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Vishnu Nandan via Scopus - Elsevier

Incidence angle dependence of HH-polarized C- A nd L-band wintertime backscatter over arctic sea ice

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85049080921

Part of ISSN: 01962892
Contributors: Mahmud, M.S.; Geldsetzer, T.; Howell, S.E.L.; Yackel, J.J.; Nandan, V.; Scharien, R.K.
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Multi-Frequency Microwave Interactions of Snow-Covered Arctic First-Year Sea Ice

2018-08-20 | Dissertation or Thesis
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Diurnal Scale Controls on C-Band Microwave Backscatter from Snow-Covered First-Year Sea Ice during the Transition from Late Winter to Early Melt

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85018512928

Part of ISSN: 01962892
Contributors: Yackel, J.J.; Gill, J.P.S.; Geldsetzer, T.; Fuller, M.C.; Nandan, V.
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Effect of Snow Salinity on CryoSat-2 Arctic First-Year Sea Ice Freeboard Measurements

Geophysical Research Letters
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85034105209

Part of ISSN: 19448007 00948276
Contributors: Nandan, V.; Geldsetzer, T.; Yackel, J.; Mahmud, M.; Scharien, R.; Howell, S.; King, J.; Ricker, R.; Else, B.
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Geophysical and atmospheric controls on Ku-, X- and C-band backscatter evolution from a saline snow cover on first-year sea ice from late-winter to pre-early melt

Remote Sensing of Environment
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85021673064

Part of ISSN: 00344257
Contributors: Nandan, V.; Scharien, R.; Geldsetzer, T.; Mahmud, M.; Yackel, J.J.; Islam, T.; Gill, J.P.S.; Fuller, M.C.; Gunn, G.; Duguay, C.
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Multi-frequency microwave backscatter indices from saline snow covers on smooth first-year sea ice

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
2017 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-85041841770

Contributors: Nandan, V.; Geldsetzer, T.; Mahmud, M.; Yackel, J.; Fuller, M.C.; Gill, J.P.S.; Ramjan, S.
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Multifrequency Microwave Backscatter from a Highly Saline Snow Cover on Smooth First-Year Sea Ice: First-Order Theoretical Modeling

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85008507020

Part of ISSN: 01962892
Contributors: Nandan, V.; Geldsetzer, T.; Yackel, J.J.; Islam, T.; Gill, J.P.S.; Mahmud, M.
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Vishnu Nandan via Scopus - Elsevier

Winter Sentinel-1 Backscatter as a Predictor of Spring Arctic Sea Ice Melt Pond Fraction

Geophysical Research Letters
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85038099956

Part of ISSN: 19448007 00948276
Contributors: Scharien, R.K.; Segal, R.; Nasonova, S.; Nandan, V.; Howell, S.E.L.; Haas, C.
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Ku-, X- and C-Band Microwave Backscatter Indices from Saline Snow Covers on Arctic First-Year Sea Ice

Remote Sensing
2017-07-23 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2072-4292
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Vishnu Nandan
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Ku-, X- and C-band measured and modeled microwave backscatter from a highly saline snow cover on first-year sea ice

Remote Sensing of Environment
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84991503925

Part of ISSN: 00344257
Contributors: Nandan, V.; Geldsetzer, T.; Islam, T.; Yackel, J.J.; Gill, J.P.S.; Fuller, M.C.; Gunn, G.; Duguay, C.
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Vishnu Nandan via Scopus - Elsevier

Multi-frequency polarimetric microwave observations of snow cover on first-year Arctic sea ice

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
2015 | Conference paper
EID:

2-s2.0-84962590188

Contributors: Nandan, V.; Jacket, J.J.; Gill, J.P.S.; Geldsetzer, T.; Fuller, M.C.
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Vishnu Nandan via Scopus - Elsevier