The prediction of leaf area index from forest polygons decomposed through the integration of remote sensing, GIS, UNIX, and C

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 151-157

  Wulder, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREST STAND; GIS; LEAF AREA INDEX; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; UNIX;

EID: 0031712104     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0098-3004(97)00132-5     Document Type: Article

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