Biomass estimation on grazed and ungrazed rangelands using spectral indices

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 427-438

  Todd, S W ^a   Hoffer, R M ^a   Milchunas, D G ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

BRIGHTNESS INDEX (BI); GREEN VEGETATION INDEX (GVI); NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX (NDVI); RED WAVEBAND (RED); WETNESS INDEX (WI);

REMOTE SENSING;

BIOMASS; BIOMASS ESTIMATION; GRAZING; LANDSAT TM; RANGELAND; RANGELANDS; REMOTE SENSING; STEPPE; VEGETATION INDEX;

USA, COLORADO;

EID: 0032004855     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311698216071     Document Type: Article

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