Response of the normalized difference vegetation index to varying cloud conditions in Arctic tundra environments

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 207-212

  Hope, A S ^a   Pence, K R ^a   Stow, D A ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; CLOUDS; EARTH ATMOSPHERE; RADIATION; VEGETATION;

ARCTIC TUNDRA; VEGETATION INDICES;

REMOTE SENSING;

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; CLOUD COVER; NDVI; TUNDRA;

EID: 0033540321     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311699213721     Document Type: Article

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