Large-scale estimation of forest canopy opening using remote sensing in Central Africa

Bois et Forets des Tropiques

Volumn 67, Issue 315, 2013, Pages 3-9

  Bourbier, Lucas ^a,b   Cornu, Guillaume ^a   Pennec, Alexandre ^a,c   Brognoli, Christine ^a   Gond, Valéry ^a  

^a TA C 105 D Campus International de Baillarguet   (France)

^b Service Développement Sylvétude   (French Guiana)

^c SIRS   (France)

Author keywords

Central Africa; Forest degradation; LANDSAT; MODIS; Road network

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877937458     PISSN: 0006579X     EISSN: 17775760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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