Estimation of vegetation LAI from hyperspectral reflectance data: Effects of soil type and plant architecture

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 358-373

  Darvishzadeh, Roshanak ^a   Skidmore, Andrew ^a   Atzberger, Clement ^b   van Wieren, Sip ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biophysical variables; Hyperspectral; LAI; Plant architecture; Soil effects; Vegetation index

Indexed keywords

CANOPY REFLECTANCE; LEAF AREA INDEX; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL TYPE; VEGETATION INDEX;

EID: 67349221142     PISSN: 15698432     EISSN: 1872826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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