Variability of boreal forest reflectances as measured from a helicopter platform

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 29495-29503

  Loechel, S E ^a,b   Walthall, C L ^b   Brown De Colstoun, E ^a   Chen, J ^c   Markham, B L ^d   Miller, J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c CANADA CENTRE FOR REMOTE SENSING   (Canada)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROPHYTA; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

AIRBORNE SENSING; BOREAL FOREST; BOREAS; HELICOPTER PLATFORM; LAI; REFLECTANCE; VEGETATION INDEX;

EID: 0031462853     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd02232     Document Type: Article

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