Geometric-Optical Modeling of a Conifer Forest Canopy

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn GE-23, Issue 5, 1985, Pages 705-721

  Li, Xiaowen ^a   Strahler, Alan H ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

forest reflectance; geometric probability; modeling; Plant canopy model; remote sensing

Indexed keywords

MAPS AND MAPPING - MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

OPTICAL IMAGING/MAPPING; VEGETATION MAPPING;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0022114953     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: 15580644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.1985.289389     Document Type: Article

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