Biophysical remote sensing of arctic environments

Progress in Physical Geography

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 44-68

  Laidler, Gita J ^a   Treitz, Paul ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; Biomass; Remote sensing; Spectra; Vegetation index

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOMASS; REMOTE SENSING; TUNDRA; VEGETATION INDEX;

EID: 0037343154     PISSN: 03091333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0309133303pp358ra     Document Type: Article

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