Integrating remote sensing and spatial statistics to model herbaceous biomass distribution in a tropical savanna

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 27, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 3499-3514

  Mutanga, O ^a   Rugege, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALARM SYSTEMS; BIOMASS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REMOTE SENSING; STATISTICAL METHODS; VEGETATION;

COKRIGING; HERBACEOUS BIOMASS DISTRIBUTION; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER (MODIS); TROPICAL SAVANNA; VARIOGRAM MODELS; WILDLIFE FEEDING PATTERNS;

FORESTRY;

BIOMASS; GEOSTATISTICS; KRIGING; MODIS; REMOTE SENSING; SAVANNA;

ALARMS; BIOMASS; FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANTS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

AFRICA; KRUGER NATIONAL PARK; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33746940457     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160600639735     Document Type: Article

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