Retrieval of forest biophysical variables by inverting a 3-D radiative transfer model and using high and very high resolution imagery

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 25, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 5601-5616

  Gascon, F ^a   Gastellu Etchegorry, J P ^b   Lefevre Fonollosa, M J ^c   Dufrene, E ^d  

^a EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c CNES   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHLOROPHYLL; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FORESTRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; SATELLITES; STORMS; VEGETATION;

BIOSPHERE; CARBON CYCLE; HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGERY; MULTISPECTRAL OPTICAL IMAGERY;

IMAGE SENSORS;

BIOSPHERE; IMAGERY; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REMOTE SENSING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; VEGETATION;

CARBON; CHLOROPHYLLS; CONCENTRATION; FORESTRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PLANTS; SATELLITES; SENSORS;

EID: 10844248574     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160412331291305     Document Type: Article

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