Forest attributes estimation using aerial laser scanner and TM data

Forest Systems

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 484-496

  Shataee, S ^a  

^a GORGAN UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

ALS; Forest attributes estimation; Non parametric algorithms; TM

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889632357     PISSN: 21715068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5424/fs/2013223-03874     Document Type: Article

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