Improved LAI algorithm implementation to MODIS data by incorporating background, topography, and foliage clumping information

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1076-1088

  Gonsamo, Alemu ^a   Chen, Jing M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clumping index; Geometrical optical model; Leaf area index; MODIS; University of Toronto (UofT) leaf area index (LAI) algorithm

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM IMPLEMENTATION; CLIMATE CHANGE ASSESSMENT; CLUMPING INDEX; CURVE FITTING ALGORITHM; LEAF AREA INDEX; METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORKS; MODIS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PATTERNS;

CARBON; CLIMATE CHANGE; FORESTRY; RADIOMETERS; TIME SERIES;

ALGORITHMS;

ALGORITHM; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CARBON CYCLE; LEAF AREA INDEX; MODIS; SATELLITE DATA; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TOPOGRAPHY;

ALGORITHMS; CARBON; FORESTRY;

CANADA;

EID: 84891001164     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2013.2247405     Document Type: Article

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