Temporal burn scar evolution in tallgrass prairie based on field spectroscopy

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 34, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 7199-7217

  Mohler, Rhett L ^a   Goodin, Douglas G ^b  

^a SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; VEGETATION;

FIELD SPECTROSCOPY; GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWING SEASON; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; NEAR INFRARED; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX; TALLGRASS PRAIRIE; VEGETATION PHENOLOGY;

INFRARED DEVICES;

BIOMASS BURNING; MODIS; NDVI; PRAIRIE; REMOTE SENSING; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION;

EID: 84881625099     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2013.817713     Document Type: Article

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