Comparison of vegetation indices and red-edge parameters for estimating grassland cover from canopy reflectance data

Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 299-306

  Liu, Zhan Yu ^a   Huang, Jing Feng ^a   Wu, Xin Hong ^b   Dong, Yong Ping ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

Author keywords

Grassland; Hypserspectral remote sensing; Percentage of vegetation cover; Red edge parameter; Vegetation index

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOPHYSICS; GRASSLAND; LEAF AREA INDEX; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION INDEX;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NEI MONGGOL;

EID: 33847778864     PISSN: 16729072     EISSN: 17447909     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2007.00401.x     Document Type: Article

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