Linear regression modelling for the estimation of oil palm age from Landsat TM

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 2243-2264

  McMorrow, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMAL MAPPING; ERROR ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

COMMERCIAL PLANTATION;

REMOTE SENSING;

AGE DETERMINATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; LEAF AREA; PLANT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

KUALA LUMPUR; MALAYSIA;

EID: 0035882584     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160117188     Document Type: Article

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