Detection of red edge position and chlorophyll content by reflectance measurements near 700 nm

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 148, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 501-508

  Gitelson, Anatoly A ^a   Merzlyak, Mark N ^b   Lichtenthaler, Hartmut K ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

chlorophyll content; red edge position; reflectance spectra of leaves; vegetation indices

Indexed keywords

ACER; AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM; EQUUS CABALLUS; HIPPOCASTANUM;

EID: 0029802221     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(96)80285-9     Document Type: Article

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