Gap fraction based estimation of lai in scots pine stands subjected to experimental removal of branches and stems

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 363-370

  Stenberg, P ^a   Nilson, T ^b   Smolander, H ^c   Voipio, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b TARTU OBSERVATORY   (Estonia)

^c FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VEGETATION;

PLANT CANOPY ANALYZERS (PCA);

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0142125826     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m03-007     Document Type: Article

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