Biomass estimation using Landsat-TM and -ETM+. Towards a regional model for Southern Africa?

GeoJournal

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 177-187

  Samimi, Cyrus ^a   Kraus, Tanja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomass estimations; Remote sensing; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; DEGRADATION; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGIONAL PLANNING; SOILS; SURVEYING; VEGETATION;

FIRE MANAGEMENT; GRAZING; REGIONAL MODELS;

BIOMASS;

BIOMASS; ESTIMATION METHOD; LANDSAT; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 3442879342     PISSN: 03432521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:GEJO.0000026688.74589.58     Document Type: Conference Paper

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