Derivation and validation of Canada-wide coarse-resolution leaf area index maps using high-resolution satellite imagery and ground measurements

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 165-184

  Chen, J M ^a,f   Pavlic, G ^a   Brown, L ^a   Cihlar, J ^a   Leblanc, S G ^a   White, H P ^a   Hall, R J ^b   Peddle, D R ^c   King, D J ^d   Trofymow, J A ^b   Swift, E ^b   Van Der Sanden, J ^a   Pellikka, P K E ^e  

^a CANADA CENTRE FOR REMOTE SENSING   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^d CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATMOSPHERICS; ECOLOGY; MAPS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; VEGETATION;

SATELLITE IMAGING;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AVHRR; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; LEAF AREA INDEX; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

CANADA;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 0036214130     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-4257(01)00300-5     Document Type: Article

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