Thematic mapper analysis of coniferous forest structure and composition

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 1986, Pages 1287-1301

  Franklin, Janet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY - REMOTE SENSING; SENSORS - APPLICATIONS;

CONIFEROUS FOREST STRUCTURE; FOLIAGE BIOMASS; SPECTRAL SEPARABILITY;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0022923842     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431168608948931     Document Type: Article

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