Retrieval of leaf area index for a coniferous forest by inverting a forest reflectance model

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 295-303

  Rautiainen, Miina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Kuusk Nilson model; LAI; MSI; NDVI; RSR; Scots pine

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VEGETATION;

CONIFEROUS FORESTS; LEAF AREA INDEX; REFLECTANCE MODELS; VEGETATION INDICES;

FORESTRY;

CANOPY REFLECTANCE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; FOREST INVENTORY; LEAF AREA INDEX; NDVI; REMOTE SENSING;

FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANTS; SOFTWOODS;

PINUS SYLVESTRIS;

EID: 27644504604     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2005.09.004     Document Type: Article

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