Designing optimal spectral indices: A feasibility and proof of concept study

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1853-1873

  Govaerts, Yves M ^a   Verstraete, Michel M ^a   Pinty, Bernard ^a   Gobron, Nadine ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC SPECTRA; GEOPHYSICAL PROSPECTING; LIGHT SCATTERING; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTROMETERS; VEGETATION;

MEDIUM RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTROMETER; SPECTRAL INDICES;

REMOTE SENSING;

ENVISAT-1; MERIS; OPTIMIZATION; REMOTE SENSING; SCATTERING; VEGETATION INDEX;

EID: 0033563959     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311699212524     Document Type: Article

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