A red-edge spectral index for remote sensing estimation of green LAI over agroecosystems

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 46, Issue , 2013, Pages 42-52

  Delegido, J ^a   Verrelst, J ^a   Meza, C M ^a   Rivera, J P ^a   Alonso, L ^a   Moreno, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Crops growth monitoring; LAI; NDI; Red edge; Remote sensing; Sentinel 2

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; CHLOROPHYLL; CHRIS; CROP PRODUCTION; LEAF AREA INDEX; MONITORING; NDVI; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; PROBA; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SENTINEL; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

ALBACETE [CASTILLA-LA MANCHA]; BARRAX; CASTILLA-LA MANCHA; SPAIN;

EID: 84872176008     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2012.12.001     Document Type: Article

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