The propagation of foliar biochemical absorption features in forest canopy reflectance: A theoretical analysis

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-159

  Dawson, T P ^a   Curran, P J ^b   North, P R J ^c   Plummer, S E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING;

LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VEGETATION;

CANOPY CLOSURE; FOLIAR BIOCHEMICAL ABSORPTION; FOREST CANOPY REFLECTANCE; LEAF AREA INDEX;

REMOTE SENSING;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CANOPY REFLECTANCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0033079648     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-4257(98)00081-9     Document Type: Article

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