On the estimation of leaf size and crown geometry for tree canopies from hotspot observations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 29543-29554

  Goel, Narendra S ^a   Qin, Wenhan ^a,b   Wang, Bingquan ^a  

^a Wayne State University   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANOPY REFLECTANCE; CROWN GEOMETRY; LEAF SIZE;

CONIFERALES; POPULUS;

EID: 0031447733     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd01110     Document Type: Article

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