Monitoring northern mixed prairie health using broadband satellite imagery

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2257-2271

  Zhang, C ^a   Guo, X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOPHYSICS; REFLECTION; VEGETATION; WAVELENGTH;

GRASS CANOPY; VEGETATION INDICES;

SATELLITE IMAGERY;

BIOPHYSICS; CANOPY; FIELDWORK; HEALTH MONITORING; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; PRAIRIE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPOT; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION INDEX;

CANADA; GRASSLANDS NATIONAL PARK; NORTH AMERICA; SASKATCHEWAN;

EID: 41549115500     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160701408378     Document Type: Article

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