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L-band (HH) synthetic aperture radar imagery from Shuttle Imaging Radar-B (SIR-B) and Landsat multispectral scanner (MSS) images over parts of the Punjab plains were combined in order to utilize the complementary information contained in multispectral data sets. Among the various combination of Landsat MSS with SIR-B, the combination of Landsat MSS band 5 (0.6–0.7 μm) and band 7 (0.8–1.1 μm) with SIR-B data was found to be optimum in delineating landcover units. The integrated data was found to be superior in providing landcover information in comparison to SIR-B alone or a combination of landsat MSS band 4,5 and 7.
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Mohan, S., Mehta, R.L. Combined Radar and Landsat data analysis for land use/cover studies over parts of the Punjab plains. J Indian Soc Remote Sens 16, 33–36 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02991875
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02991875