Evaluation of sensor types and environmental controls on mapping biomass of coastal marsh emergent vegetation

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 149, Issue , 2014, Pages 166-180

  Byrd, Kristin B ^a   O'Connell, Jessica L ^b   Di Tommaso, Stefania ^b   Kelly, Maggi ^b  

^a Western Geographic Science Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue carbon; Emergent vegetation; Error reporting; Field spectroscopy; Hyperspectral sensor; Multispectral sensor; Water inundation; Wetland management

Indexed keywords

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); CARBON; EUTROPHICATION; FLOODS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; REFLECTION; RIVER POLLUTION; SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; SEA LEVEL; SENSORS; SPECTROMETERS; WATER LEVELS; WETLANDS;

EMERGENT VEGETATION; FIELD SPECTROSCOPY; HYPERSPECTRAL SENSORS; MULTISPECTRAL SENSORS; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

BIOMASS;

EID: 84899768406     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2014.04.003     Document Type: Article

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