Evaluation of the MERIS/ENVISAT FAPAR product

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 105-115

  Gobron, Nadine ^a   Pinty, Bernard ^a   Mélin, Frédéric ^a   Taberner, Malcolm ^a   Verstraete, Michel M ^a   Robustelli, Monica ^a   Widlowski, Jean Luc ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

FAPAR; Land surfaces; MERIS; Remote sensing; SeaWiFS; Time series; Validation; Vegetation activity

Indexed keywords

IMAGING SYSTEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTROMETERS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VEGETATION;

FAPAR; LAND SURFACES; MERIS; SEAWIFS; VALIDATION; VEGETATION ACTIVITY;

ALGORITHMS;

EID: 33847264544     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2006.02.048     Document Type: Article

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