On the spatial and temporal variability of Larch phenological cycle in mountainous areas;Analisi della variabilità spazio-temporale del ciclo fenologico del Larice in ambiente alpino

Italian Journal of Remote Sensing / Rivista Italiana di Telerilevamento

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 79-96

  Colombo, Roberto ^a   Busetto, Lorenzo ^a,b   Migliavacca, Mirco ^a   Cremonese, Edoardo ^c   Meroni, Michele ^a   Galvagno, Marta ^a,c   Rossini, Micol ^a   Siniscalco, Consolata ^d   di Cella, Umberto Morra ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b CNR IIA   (Italy)

^c Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell'Ambiente della Valle d'Aosta   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpine region; Larch phenology; MODIS data; Phenological models; Topographic attributes

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955260052     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2279-725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5721/itjrs20094126     Document Type: Article

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