Estimating forest stand structure from high resolution imagery using the directional variogram

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 1995, Pages 1999-2021

  St Onge, B A ^a   Cavayas, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIRECTIONAL VARIOGRAM; ESTIMATING FOREST STRUCTURE; FOREST STRUCTURE; HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGERY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0029542883     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169508954535     Document Type: Article

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