Retrieval of remotely sensed LAI using Landsat ETM+ data and ground measurements of solar radiation and vegetation structure: Implication of leaf inclination angle

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 38-46

  Propastin, Pavel ^a   Panferov, Oleg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Birch; Germany; LAI; Radiative transfer model

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CANOPY; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; LEAF AREA INDEX; NDVI; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REMOTE SENSING; SOLAR RADIATION; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; ZENITH ANGLE;

GERMANY;

EID: 84888273541     PISSN: 15698432     EISSN: 1872826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2013.02.006     Document Type: Article

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