Remote sensing of upland conifer plantations using Landsat TM data: A case study from Galloway, south-west Scotland

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 633-646

  Puhr, C B ^a   Donoghue, D N M ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROUS FOREST; PLANTATION; REFLECTANCE; REMOTE SENSING; STAND STRUCTURE;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0034629553     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311600210470     Document Type: Article

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