Integrating high and moderate spatial resolution image data to estimate forest age structure

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 129-142

  Scarth, P ^a   Phinn, S R ^a   Mc Alpine, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DATA REDUCTION; DECISION MAKING; DIGITAL FILTERS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; SENSORS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

SPATIAL RESOLUTION IMAGE DATA;

FORESTRY;

FORESTATION;

EID: 0035298439     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07038992.2001.10854927     Document Type: Article

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