Assessing performance of NDVI and NDVI3g in monitoring leaf unfolding dates of the deciduous broadleaf forest in Northern China

Remote Sensing

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 845-861

  Luo, Xiangzhong ^a   Chen, Xiaoqiu ^a   Xu, Lin ^a   Myneni, Ranga ^b   Zhu, Zaichun ^b  

^a Peking University   (China)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AVHRR NDVI and NDVI3g; Deciduous broadleaf forest; Leaf unfolding; Phenology; Spatial and temporal validation; Start of season

Indexed keywords

AVHRR NDVI AND NDVI3G; BROADLEAF FOREST; LEAF UNFOLDING; PHENOLOGY; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VALIDATION; START OF SEASON;

FORESTRY; PHENOLS; PIXELS; TIME SERIES;

SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

FOLIAR ANALYSIS; FORESTS; HARDWOODS; PHENOLOGY; PHENOLS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 84874771740     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20724292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/rs5020845     Document Type: Article

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