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MICROWAVE SCATTERING FROM SOIL
F. Del Frate, A. Minchella, D. Solimini, "Reforestation of burned areas monitored by SAR data and a scattering model", ForestSat07, Montpellier, France, Nov. 2007.
M. Lavalle, D. Solimini, E. Pottier, Y.-L. Desnos, "Comparison of models of InSAR/PolInSAR coherence for forest height retrieval using PolInSAR simulated data", FRINGE'07, Frascati ESA/ESRIN, Nov. 2007.
A. Burini, G. Schiavon, D. Solimini, "Multi-temporal high-resolution polarimetric L-band SAR observation of grapes in vineyards", 5th International Symposium on Retrieval of Bio- and Geophysical Parameters, Bari, Italy, Sept. 2007.
G. Schiavon, A. Burini, D. Solimini, "Sensitivity of multi-temporal high-resolution polarimetric C- and L-band SAR to grapes in vineyards'', IGARSS'07, Barcelona, Spain, July 2007.
A. Della Vecchia, P. Ferrazzoli, L. Guerriero, T. Strozzi, U. Wegmueller, "A statistical and theoretical study about radar sensitivity to crop growth from S- to X- band", IGARSS'07, Barcelona, Spain, July 2007.
X. Blaes, P. Defourny, U. Wegmueller, A. Della Vecchia, L. Guerriero, P. Ferrazzoli, "C-band polarimetric indices for maize monitoring based on a validated Radiative Transfer model", IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 44, pp. 791–800, 2006.
E. Angiuli, F. Del Frate, M. Lavalle, D. Solimini, "Inversion algorithms comparison using L-band simulated polarimetric interferometric data for forest parameters estimation'', IGARSS'07, Barcelona, Spain, July 2007.
A. Burini, A. Minchella, D. Solimini, "SAR in agriculture: Sensitivity of backscattering to grapes", IGARSS'05, Seoul, Korea, July 2005.
F. Del Frate, D. Solimini, "On neural network algorithms for retrieving forest biomass from SAR data'', IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, vol. 42, pp.24-34, 2004.
F. Del Frate, P. Ferrazzoli, G. Schiavon, "Retrieving soil moisture and agricultural variables by microwave radiometry using neural networks", Remote Sensing of Environment, vol. 84, pp. 174-183, 2003.
F. Del Frate, P. Ferrazzoli, L. Guerriero, T. Strozzi, U. Wegmueller, G. Cookmartin, S. Quegan, "Investigating the performance of radar configurations in crop monitoring", IGARSS'03, Toulouse, France, July 2003.
F. Del Frate, D. Solimini, " On the retrieval of forest biomass from SAR data by neural networks", IGARSS'03, Toulose, France, July 2003.
K. Saleh, J.-P. Wigneron, P. Ferrazzoli, J-C Calvet, E. Lopez-Baeza, G. Mongiardo, M. Parde', "Monitoring forests from L-band microwave observations", IGARSS'03, Toulouse, France, July 2003.
F. Del Frate, G. Schiavon, D. Solimini, M. Borgeaud, D. Hoekman, M. Vissers, "Crop classification using multi-configuration SAR data", IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, vol. 41, pp. 1611-1619, 2003.
F. Del Frate, G. Schiavon, D. Solimini, M. Borgeaud, D.H. Hoekman, M.A.M. Vissers, "On the potential of multi-polarization and multi-temporal C-band SAR data in classifying crops", IGARSS'03, Toulose, France, July 2003.
P. Ferrazzoli ''Investigating radar configurations useful for crop identification and monitoring'', Rivista Italiana di Telerilevamento, 2003.
F. Del Frate, G. Schiavon, D. Solimini, M. Borgeaud, D. Hoekman, and M. Vissers, "The potential of SAR in crop classification using multi-configuration data", Proc. Third Int. Symp. Retrieval of Bio- and Geo-Physical Parameters from SAR Data for Land Applications, Sheffield, U.K., ESA SP 475, pp. 93-98, 2002.
F. Del Frate, P. Ferrazzoli, L. Guerriero, T. Strozzi, U. Wegmueller, S. Quegan, G. Cookmartin, "Wheat cycle monitoring using radar data and a neural network trained by a model'', IGARSS'02, Toronto, Canada, June 2002.
P. Ferrazzoli, "SAR for agriculture: advances, problems and prospects" (keynote paper), Proc. 3rd Int. Symp. Retrieval Bio- and Geo-Physical Parameters from SAR Data for Land Applications, Sheffield, U.K., ESA SP 475, pp. 47-56, 2002.
F. Del Frate, P. Ferrazzoli, L. Guerriero, T. Strozzi, U. Wegmueller, S. Quegan, G. Cookmartin, "Monitoring crop cycles by SAR data using a neural network trained by a model'', Proc. 3rd Int. Symp. Retrieval Bio- and Geo-Physical Parameters from SAR Data for Land Applications, Sheffield, U.K., ESA SP 475, pp. 239-244, 2002.
F. Del Frate, L.F. Wang, "Sunflower biomass estimation using a scattering model and a neural network algorithm ", Int. J. Remote Sensing, vol. 22, pp. 1235--1244, 2001.
P. Ferrazzoli, J.P. Wigneron, L. Guerriero, A. Chanzy, "Multifrequency emission of wheat: modeling and applications'', IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 38.6, pp. 2598--2607, 2000.
J.P. Wigneron, P. Ferrazzoli, J.C. Calvet, Y. Kerr, P. Bertuzzi, "A parametric study on passive and active microwave observations over a Soybean crop'' IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, vol. 37, pp. 2728-2733, 1999.
P. Ferrazzoli, L. Guerriero, G. Schiavon, "Experimental and model investigation on radar classification capabilities'', IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, vol. 37, pp. 960-968, 1999.
J.P. Wigneron, P. Ferrazzoli, A. Olioso, P. Bertuzzi, A. Chanzy, "A simple approach to monitor crop biomass from C-band radar data'', Remote Sensing of Environment, vol. 69, pp. 179-188, 1999.
P. Ferrazzoli, S. Paloscia, P. Pampaloni, G. Schiavon, S. Sigismondi, D. Solimini, "The Potential of multifrequency polarimetric SAR in assessing agricultural and arboreous biomass,'' IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 5-17, 1997.
P. de Matthaeis, G. Schiavon, and D. Solimini, "Effect of scattering mechanisms on polarimetric features of crops and trees", Int. J. Remote Sensing, vol. 15, pp. 2917-2930, 1994.
P. Ferrazzoli, S. Paloscia, P. Pampaloni, G. Schiavon, D. Solimini, and P. Coppo, "Sensitivity of microwave measurements to vegetation biomass and soil moisture content: A case study", IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sensing, pp. 750-756, 1992.

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