New spectral vegetation indices based on the near-infrared shoulder wavelengths for remote detection of grassland phytomass

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2178-2195

  Vescovo, Loris ^a   Wohlfahrt, Georg ^b   Balzarolo, Manuela ^c   Pilloni, Sebastian ^b   Sottocornola, Matteo ^a   Rodeghiero, Mirco ^a   Gianelle, Damiano ^a  

^a RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; INDEXING (MATERIALS WORKING); INFRARED DEVICES; REFLECTION;

BIO-PHYSICAL VARIABLES; ENHANCED VEGETATION INDEX; GRASSLAND ECOSYSTEMS; HYPERSPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; INTERANNUAL VARIABILITY; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCES; SPECTRAL VEGETATION INDICES;

VEGETATION;

ANNUAL VARIATION; BIOPHYSICS; GRASSLAND; NDVI; NEAR INFRARED; PHYTOMASS; REFLECTANCE; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE SENSOR; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VEGETATION;

PROBA;

EID: 84857957416     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2011.607195     Document Type: Article

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