Mapping the phenology of natural vegetation in India using a remote sensing-derived chlorophyll index

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 31, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 5777-5796

  Jeganathan, C ^a   Dash, J ^a   Atkinson, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; FOURIER SERIES; MEDIAN FILTERS; REMOTE SENSING; TIME SERIES;

CHLOROPHYLL INDEX; HIGHER LATITUDES; MAJORITY FILTERS; MEDIUM RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTROMETERS; NATURAL VEGETATION; SPATIAL LOCATION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; VEGETATION TYPE;

VEGETATION;

CHLOROPHYLL; FOURIER TRANSFORM; IMAGE RESOLUTION; LAND COVER; MERIS; PHENOLOGY; PIXEL; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

INDIA;

EID: 78649831497     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2010.512303     Document Type: Article

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