Ground and remote estimation of leaf area index in Rocky Mountain forest stands, Kananaskis, Alberta

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 411-427

  Hall, R J ^a   Davidson, D P ^a   Peddle, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FORESTRY; IMAGE SENSORS; SATELLITES; VEGETATION;

BIOPHYSICS;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0142242260     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m03-012     Document Type: Article

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