High spectral resolution remote sensing of forest canopy lignin, nitrogen, and ecosystem processes

Ecological Applications

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 431-443

  Martin, Mary E ^a   Aber, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

AVIRIS; Canopy chemistry; Ecosystem carbon balance; Lignin; Nitrogen; Remote sensing; Spectral resolution

Indexed keywords

AVIRIS; ECOSYSTEM PROCESS; ECOSYSTEM PROCESSES; FOREST CANOPY; LEAF CHEMISTRY; LIGNIN; NITROGEN; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTROMETER;

USA, MASSACHUSETTS, HARVARD FOREST; USA, WISCONSIN, BLACKHAWK ISLAND;

EID: 0030616809     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(1997)007[0431:HSRRSO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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