Using Landsat TM data to estimate carbon release from burned biomass in an Alaskan spruce forest complex

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 323-338

  Michalek, J L ^a   French, N H F ^a   Kasischke, E S ^a   Johnson, R D ^a   Colwell, J E ^a  

^a ERIM International   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS BURNING; CARBON EMISSION; FOREST COVER; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034688207     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311600210858     Document Type: Article

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