Allometric models of DBH and crown area derived from QuickBird panchromatic data in Cryptomeria japonica and Chamaecyparis obtusa stands

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 30, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 5071-5088

  Hirata, Y ^a   Tsubota, Y ^b   Sakai, A ^c  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b Ehime Prefecture Forest Research Center   (Japan)

^c JAPAN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARAMETER ESTIMATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEYS; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

ALLOMETRIC MODELS; CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA; DIAMETER-AT-BREAST HEIGHTS; HIGH RESOLUTION SATELLITE DATA; LEAST SQUARES METHODS; NON-LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PANCHROMATIC DATA; WATERSHED METHODS;

FORESTRY;

ALLOMETRY; ESTIMATION METHOD; FIELD SURVEY; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; PANCHROMATIC IMAGE; QUICKBIRD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SATELLITE DATA; WATERSHED;

DATA; FORESTRY; METALS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SATELLITES; STATISTICS; SURVEYS;

CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA; CRYPTOMERIA JAPONICA;

EID: 70449377877     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160903022977     Document Type: Article

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