Relating aspen defoliation to changes in leaf area derived from field and satellite remote sensing data

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 299-313

  Hall, R J ^a   Fernandes, R A ^b   Hogg, E H ^a   Brandt, J P ^a   Butson, C ^b   Case, B S ^a   Leblanc, S G ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b CANADA CENTRE FOR REMOTE SENSING   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FORESTRY; SATELLITES; VEGETATION;

DEFOLIATION;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0142094149     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m03-001     Document Type: Article

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