Ndvi directionality in boreal forests: A model interpretation of measurements

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 369-380

  Leblanc, S C ^a,b   Chen, J M ^a   Cihlar, J ^a  

^a CANADA CENTRE FOR REMOTE SENSING   (Canada)

^b Intermap Technologies   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORESTRY; FUNCTIONS; LIGHT REFLECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOILS;

BIDIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION (BRDF); BOREAL FORESTS; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX (NDVI);

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0031366456     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07038992.1997.10855222     Document Type: Article

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