Estimation of forest leaf area index using remote sensing and GIS data for modelling net primary production

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 18, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 3459-3471

  Franklin, S E ^a   Lavigne, M B ^b   Deuling, M J ^a   Wulder, M A ^c   Hunt, E R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REFLECTION; SOILS;

FOREST LEAF AREA INDEX; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER IMAGERY; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; STEM DENSITY; TOPOGRAPHY;

REMOTE SENSING;

GIS; LAI; LEAF AREA INDEX; MODELLING; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0031277627     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311697216973     Document Type: Article

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