A review on derivation of biomass information in semi-arid regions based on remote sensing data

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7831, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Eisfelder, Christina ^a   Kuenzer, Claudia ^a   Dech, Stefan ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Above ground biomass; Phytomass; Remote sensing; Review; Semi arid regions

Indexed keywords

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; BIOMASS ESTIMATION; CLIMATE SYSTEM; ECOLOGICAL VARIABLES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESS; FIELD SAMPLING; GLOBAL CHANGE; LAND SURFACE; LARGE PARTS; LITERATURE ANALYSIS; PHYTOMASS; RADAR DATA; REMOTE SENSING DATA; SEMI-ARID REGION; SEMIARID AREA; VEGETATION BIOMASS;

ARID REGIONS; BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; ESTIMATION; FORESTRY; REMOTE SENSING;

BIOMASS;

EID: 78651108784     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.868505     Document Type: Conference Paper

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