Biotic controls over spectral reflectance of arctic tundra vegetation

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2391-2405

  Riedel, S M ^a   Epstein, H E ^a   Walker, D A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANTS (BOTANY); RADIOMETERS;

BIOTIC CONTROLS; FIELD SPECTRORADIOMETERS; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX (NDVI); TUNDRA VEGETATION;

VEGETATION;

ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; TUNDRA; VEGETATION;

ALASKA; IVOTUK; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

BRYOPHYTA;

EID: 18644383618     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160512331337754     Document Type: Article

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