AVHRR compatible vegetation index derived from MERIS data

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 693-708

  Gunther K P ^a   Maier, S W ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b Satellite Remote Sensing Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIOMETERS; REFLECTION; VEGETATION;

ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETER (AVHRR); LEAF OPTICAL PROPERTIES EXTENDED FOR FLUORESCENCE (SLOPE); MEDIUM RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTROMETER (MERIS); NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX (NDVI); SCATTERING OF ARBITRARILY INCLINED LEAF (SAIL);

REMOTE SENSING;

AVHRR; CANOPY REFLECTANCE; MERIS; NDVI; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; TOP OF ATMOSPHERE; VEGETATION INDEX;

EID: 33847754167     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160600815541     Document Type: Article

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