Estimation of global leaf area index and absorbed par using radiative transfer models

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1380-1393

  Myneni, Ranga B ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

EOS; FPAR; LAI; MISR; MODIS; Radiative transfer; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; SOLAR RADIATION;

LEAF AREA INDEX (LAI); NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX (NDVI); RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODELS;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0031271718     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/36.649788     Document Type: Article

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