Satellite mapping of surface biophysical parameters at the biome scale over the North American grasslands a case study

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 79, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 266-278

  Wylie, B K ^a   Meyer, D J ^a   Tieszen, L L ^b   Mannel, S ^c  

^a RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

^b EARTH RESOURCES OBSERVATION AND SCIENCE EROS CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomass; Biophysical; Grassland; NDVI; Satellite; Scaling

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; MAPPING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RADIATION; RADIOMETERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SATELLITES; VEGETATION;

BIOPHYSICAL PARAMETERS;

REMOTE SENSING;

BIOMASS; DIGITAL MAPPING; GRASSLAND; LEAF AREA INDEX; NDVI; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0036146872     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-4257(01)00278-4     Document Type: Article

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