Estimation of vegetation water content and photosynthetic tissue area from spectral reflectance: A comparison of indices based on liquid water and chlorophyll absorption features

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 526-537

  Sims, Daniel A ^a   Gamon, John A ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Photosynthetic tissue area; Spectral reflectance; Vegetation water content

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; INFRARED RADIATION; MORPHOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; WATER ABSORPTION;

PHOTOSYNTHETIC TISSUES;

VEGETATION;

CHLOROPHYLL; NDVI; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; VEGETATION; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0037379823     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-4257(02)00151-7     Document Type: Article

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