An ecological survey of deciduous woodlands using airborne remote sensing and geographical information systems (GIS)

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1919-1935

  Blackburn, G A ^a   Milton, E J ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; IMAGING SYSTEMS; SPECTROMETERS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

AIRBORNE REMOTE SENSING; AIRBORNE SPECTROMETERS; COMPACT AIRBORNE SPECTROGRAPHIC IMAGER (CASI); ECOLOGICAL SURVEY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS ANALYSIS (PCA); WOODLAND CANOPIES;

REMOTE SENSING;

AIRBORNE IMAGING; CANOPY GAP; CASI; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOREST; GIS; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTROMETER;

EID: 0031158781     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311697217954     Document Type: Article

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