Neural network estimation of urban leaf area index

GIScience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 251-274

  Hardin, Perry J ^a   Jensen, Ryan R ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; ASTER; FOREST COVER; LEAF AREA INDEX; REMOTE SENSING; URBAN AREA;

INDIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 27344443246     PISSN: 15481603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1548-1603.42.3.251     Document Type: Article

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