An improved strategy for regression of biophysical variables and Landsat ETM+ data

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 561-571

  Cohen, Warren B ^a   Maiersperger, Thomas K ^b   Gower, Stith T ^c   Turner, David P ^b  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Biophysical variables; Landsat ETM+; Regression analysis

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INFRARED RADIATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

SPECTRAL VEGETATION INDEX;

REMOTE SENSING;

LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION COVER;

EID: 0037380004     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-4257(02)00173-6     Document Type: Article

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