A new approach for the analysis of hyperspectral data: Theory and sensitivity analysis of the moment distance method

Remote Sensing

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 20-41

  Salas, Eric Ariel L ^a   Henebry, Geoffrey M ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyperspectral analysis; Moment distance index (MDI); PROSPECT SAIL models; Vegetation indices

Indexed keywords

CANOPY REFLECTANCE; HYPERSPECTRAL ANALYSIS; HYPERSPECTRAL DATA; REFLECTANCE CURVE; SPECTRAL INDICES; VEGETATION INDEX; VEGETATION PARAMETERS; WAVELENGTH RANGES; CANOPY PARAMETER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURVE FITTING; REFLECTION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; VEGETATION; FORESTRY;

FORESTRY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84893419703     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20724292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/rs6010020     Document Type: Article

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