Meta-analysis of influential factors on crop yield estimation by remote sensing

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2267-2295

  Huang, Jing ^a,b   Han, Dawei ^b  

^a HOHAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROPS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FOOD SUPPLY; SUGAR CANE;

CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; HOT AND HUMID CLIMATE; NEGATIVE CORRELATION; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; REMOTE SENSING DATA; SUBTROPICAL CLIMATES; SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS;

REMOTE SENSING;

CROP YIELD; FOOD SECURITY; META-ANALYSIS; MOLLISOL; NDVI; OXISOL; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SUGAR CANE;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; SACCHARUM;

EID: 84896851160     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2014.890761     Document Type: Article

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