Quantitative mapping of pasture biomass using satellite imagery

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 32, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2699-2724

  Edirisinghe, A ^a   Hill, M J ^a   Donald, G E ^b   Hyder, M ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOMASS;

EXPONENTIAL FORM; HIGH RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGERY; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; MODEL ESTIMATES; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX; QUANTITATIVE MAPPING; RELIABLE MODELS; STANDARD ERRORS;

SATELLITE IMAGERY;

BIOMASS; GRAZING; IMAGE RESOLUTION; MAPPING; NDVI; PASTURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 79957591906     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161003743181     Document Type: Article

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