Point accuracy of a non-parametric method in estimation of forest characteristics with different satellite materials

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2333-2351

  Tokola, T ^a   Pitknen, J ^a   Partinen, S ^a   Muinonen, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERRORS; ESTIMATION; FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SATELLITES;

EUCLIDEAN DISTANCE FUNCTIONS; FOREST; NON PARAMETRIC METHOD; PIXEL; POINT ACCURACY; REFERENCE SAMPLE PLOT; SATELLITE MATERIALS; WEIGHTING;

REMOTE SENSING;

FOREST INVENTORY; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; METHOD COMPARISON; REFERENCE SAMPLE PLOT; SATELLITE DATA; SPOT; STEM VOLUME; TREE STEM;

EID: 0030209381     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169608948776     Document Type: Article

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