Comparison of methods for estimation of absolute vegetation and soil fractional cover using MODIS normalized BRDF-adjusted reflectance data

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 130, Issue , 2013, Pages 266-279

  Okin, Gregory S ^a   Clarke, Kenneth D ^b   Lewis, Megan M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Field spectroscopy; Fractional cover; MODIS; Nonphotosynthetic vegetation; Remote sensing; Soil; Validation; Vegetation indices

Indexed keywords

FIELD SPECTROSCOPY; FRACTIONAL COVER; MODIS; NON-PHOTOSYNTHETIC VEGETATION; VALIDATION; VEGETATION INDEX;

DYNAMICS; ESTIMATION; RADIOMETERS; REFLECTION; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION;

SOILS;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MODIS; REFLECTANCE; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL COVER; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION INDEX; VEGETATION TYPE;

AUSTRALIA;

NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 84871857825     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2012.11.021     Document Type: Article

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