Characterizing forest species composition using multiple remote sensing data sources and inventory approaches

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 677-688

  Ørka, Hans Ole ^a   Dalponte, Michele ^b   Gobakken, Terje ^a   Næsset, Erik ^a   Ene, Liviu Theodor ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

airborne laser scanning; forest inventory; hyperspectral imagery; multispectral imagery; Species composition; tree species

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE LASER SCANNING; FOREST INVENTORY; HYPER-SPECTRAL IMAGERIES; MULTI-SPECTRAL IMAGERY; SPECIES COMPOSITION; TREE SPECIES;

LASER APPLICATIONS; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTROSCOPY;

FORESTRY;

BASAL AREA; BIODIVERSITY; FORESTRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INVENTORIES; NORWAY; REMOTE SENSING; SCANNING;

EID: 84884503498     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827581.2013.793386     Document Type: Article

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