Biomass estimation of Shorea robusta with principal component analysis of satellite data

Journal of Forestry Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 469-474

  Patel, Nilanchal ^a   Majumdar, Arnab ^a  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

above ground biomass; linear and multiple regression analysis; principal component analysis; spectral response modeling; vegetation indices

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; DECIDUOUS TREE; HEIGHT; NDVI; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SATELLITE DATA; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

INDIA; JHARKHAND; RANCHI;

SHOREA ROBUSTA;

EID: 78650046542     PISSN: 1007662X     EISSN: 19930607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11676-010-0100-5     Document Type: Article

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