Basal area and biomass estimates of loblolly pine stands using L-band UAVSAR

Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 33-42

  Marks, William L ^b   Iiames, John S ^a   Lunetta, Ross S ^a   Khorram, Siamak ^b   Mace, Thomas H ^c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NASA DRYDEN FLIGHT RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; DATA DECOMPOSITION; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; L-BAND SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADARS; LOBLOLLY PINE STANDS; LOW CORRELATION; NORTH CAROLINA; STUDY AREAS;

BACKSCATTERING; NASA; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

FORESTRY;

BASAL AREA; BIOMASS; DATA ACQUISITION; PLANTATION; POLARIZATION; STAND STRUCTURE; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 84892154120     PISSN: 00991112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14358/PERS.80.1.33     Document Type: Article

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