Signature analysis of leaf reflectance spectra: Algorithm development for remote sensing of chlorophyll

Journal of Plant Physiology

Volumn 148, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 494-500

  Gitelson, Anatoly A ^a   Merzlyak, Mark N ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Reflectance spectra of leaves; remote sensing; vegetation indices

Indexed keywords

ACER;

EID: 0029804451     PISSN: 01761617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0176-1617(96)80284-7     Document Type: Article

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