Modelling forest stand volume and tree density using landsat ETM+ data

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2959-2975

  Mohammadi, J ^a   Joibary, Shaban Shataee ^a   Yaghmaee, F ^a   Mahiny, A S ^a  

^a GORGAN UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFRARED DEVICES; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT; REFLECTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VEGETATION;

ENHANCED THEMATIC MAPPER PLUS (ETM+); FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; MULTIVARIATE REGRESSION; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; STAND CHARACTERISTICS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT;

FORESTRY;

FOREST MANAGEMENT; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; REFLECTANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; STAND STRUCTURE; TREE; VEGETATION INDEX;

DENSITY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTRY; NATURAL RESOURCES; PLANTS; REFLECTANCE; REFLECTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 77954665437     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160903140811     Document Type: Article

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