Spectroscopic analysis of seasonal changes in live fuel moisture content and leaf dry mass

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 150, Issue , 2014, Pages 198-206

  Qi, Yi ^a   Dennison, Philip E ^a   Jolly, W Matt ^b   Kropp, Rachael C ^b   Brewer, Simon C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Leaf dry mass; Live fuel moisture content; Partial least squares regression; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; FUELS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; NEEDLES; PLANTS (BOTANY); REMOTE SENSING; SPECTROSCOPY; WATER ABSORPTION;

ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; BIOCHEMICAL COMPONENTS; LEAF DRY MASS; LIVE FUEL MOISTURE; PARTIAL LEAST SQUARES REGRESSION; PARTIAL LEAST SQUARES REGRESSIONS (PLSR); REMOTE SENSING ESTIMATIONS; SPECTRAL INTERPRETATION;

SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOFUEL; CONIFEROUS TREE; LEAF; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; MOISTURE CONTENT; REMOTE SENSING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHRUB; SPECTROSCOPY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84902008344     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2014.05.004     Document Type: Article

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