Empirical relations between landsat tm spectral response and forest stands near fort simpson, northwest territories, canada

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 68-79

  Gerylo, G R ^a,b   Hall, R J ^c   Franklin, S E ^a   Smith, L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b Olson+Olson Plan/Des Consult Inc   (Canada)

^c NORTHERN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^d DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; GROWTH KINETICS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SATELLITES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

CROWN CLOSURE;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0038054720     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m02-007     Document Type: Article

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