Mapping Canadian boreal forest vegetation using pigment and water absorption features derived from the AVIRIS sensor

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D24, 2001, Pages 33565-33577

  Fuentes, David A ^a   Gamon, John A ^a   Qiu, Hong Lie ^a   Sims, Daniel A ^a   Roberts, Dar A ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONIFEROPHYTA;

AVIRIS; BOREAL FOREST; PIGMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VEGETATION MAPPING; VEGETATION TYPE; WATER UPTAKE;

CANADA;

EID: 0035726753     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD900110     Document Type: Article

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