Uncertainties of LAI estimation from satellite imaging due to atmospheric correction

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 153, Issue , 2014, Pages 24-39

  Mannschatz, T ^a,b,c   Pflug, B ^a   Borg, E ^d   Feger, K H ^c   Dietrich, P ^b,d  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^d GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

ATCOR; Atmospheric correction; Hydrological modelling; LAI estimation; Satellite imaging; Sensitivity analysis; Uncertainty analysis

Indexed keywords

EVAPORATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FORESTRY; RAIN; SATELLITES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRANSPIRATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VEGETATION;

ATCOR; ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTIONS; EMPIRICAL RELATIONSHIPS; HIGH TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; MEAN ABSOLUTE DIFFERENCES; REMOTE SENSING IMAGING; SATELLITE IMAGING;

PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ESTIMATION METHOD; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; LEAF AREA INDEX; NDVI; NUMERICAL MODEL; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER BUDGET; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INTERCEPTION;

EID: 84906053568     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2014.07.020     Document Type: Article

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