Modelling leaf chlorophyll content in broadleaf and needle leaf canopies from ground, CASI, Landsat TM 5 and MERIS reflectance data

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 133, Issue , 2013, Pages 128-140

  Croft, H ^a   Chen, J M ^a   Zhang, Y ^b   Simic, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Broadleaf; Canopy structure; Chlorophyll content; LAI; Needle leaf; PROSPECT

Indexed keywords

BROADLEAF; CANOPY STRUCTURE; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENTS; LAI; PROSPECT;

FORESTRY; NEEDLES; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT SHUTDOWNS; REFLECTION; VEGETATION;

CHLOROPHYLL;

CANOPY; CANOPY REFLECTANCE; CHLOROPHYLL; GEOMETRY; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; LEAF AREA INDEX; MERIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REFLECTANCE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; TREE; UNDERSTORY; VEGETATION TYPE; WAVELENGTH;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84875010482     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2013.02.006     Document Type: Article

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