Multi-sensor analysis of NDVI, surface temperature and biophysical variables at a mixed grassland site

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 71-94

  Goetz, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; DATA ACQUISITION; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; PLANTS (BOTANY); RADIOMETERS; SATELLITES; SENSORS; TEMPERATURE;

ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETER; BIOPHYSICAL VARIABLES; BIOSPHERIC PROCESSES; ENERGY FLUXES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GRASSLAND; MULTI SENSOR ANALYSIS; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX;

REMOTE SENSING;

AIRCRAFT SENSOR; AVHRR; BIOPHYSICAL VARIABLE; GRASSLAND; LANDSAT TM; NDVI; SATELLITE SENSOR; SPOT-HRV; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

USA;

EID: 0030914894     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311697219286     Document Type: Article

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