Using multispectral satellite imagery to estimate leaf area and response to silvicultural treatments in loblolly pine stands

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1587-1596

  Flores, Francisco J ^a,b   Allen, H Lee ^a   Cheshire, Heather M ^a   Davis, Jerry M ^a   Fuentes, Montserrat ^a   Kelting, Daniel ^a,c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b International Paper   (United States)

^c PAUL SMITH S COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); SATELLITES; VEGETATION;

ECOPHYSIOLOGICAL STUDIES; FOREST MANAGEMENT DECISIONS; STAND-BY-STAND BASIS;

IMAGE SENSORS;

BROADBAND DATA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONIFEROUS TREE; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; LEAF AREA INDEX; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MULTISPECTRAL IMAGE; PIXEL; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SILVICULTURE;

ECOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PLANTS; SATELLITES;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 33748539770     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-030     Document Type: Article

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