The signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) required for the estimation of foliar biochemical concentrations

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1031-1058

  Smith, G M ^a   Curran, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVIRIS; BIOCHEMICAL CONCENTRATION; IMAGING SPECTROMETER; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO;

BIOCHEMISTRY; IMAGING SYSTEMS; INFRARED IMAGING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; SPECTROMETERS;

AIRBORNE VISIBLE/INFRARED IMAGING SPECTROMETER (AVIRIS); FOLIAR BIOCHEMICAL CONCENTRATIONS;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0029667612     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169608949062     Document Type: Article

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