An introduction to 'upside-down' remote sensing

Progress in Physical Geography

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 529-542

  Chapman, Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Forestry; Ground based remote sensing; Hemispherical imagery; Sky view factor; Transport; Urban heat island

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; FORESTRY; HEAT ISLAND; IMAGING METHOD; REMOTE SENSING; URBAN CLIMATE; WAVELENGTH;

EID: 67649411812     PISSN: 03091333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309133308098940     Document Type: Review

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