Differences in arctic tundra vegetation type and phenology as seen using bidirectional radiometry in the early growing season

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-82

  Vierling, Lee A ^a   Deering, Donald W ^b   Eck, Thomas F ^c  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b HUGHES STX CORPORATION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE; NADIR; PARABOLA; PHENOLOGY; RADIOMETER; SPECTROMETER; TUNDRA; VEGETATION TYPE;

USA, ALASKA;

ECOSYSTEMS; RADIOMETERS; SPECTROMETERS;

ARCTIC TUNDRA VEGETATION; BIDIRECTIONAL RADIOMETRY; NADIR RADIOMETRY; PHENOLOGY;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0030615904     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-4257(96)00139-3     Document Type: Article

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