Fusion of imaging spectroscopy and airborne laser scanning data for characterization of forest ecosystems - A review

ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Volumn 97, Issue , 2014, Pages 25-35

  Torabzadeh, Hossein ^a   Morsdorf, Felix ^a   Schaepman, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA FUSION; DEFORESTATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REMOTE SENSING;

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; AIRBORNE LASER SCANNING; BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; BIOPHYSICAL PARAMETERS; IMAGING SPECTROSCOPY; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL; REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES;

ECOSYSTEMS;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; AIRBORNE SENSING; BIOCHEMISTRY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; INTEGRATED APPROACH; LAND COVER; LASER METHOD; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; SPECTROSCOPY; VEGETATION COVER;

EID: 84907170140     PISSN: 09242716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2014.08.001     Document Type: Short Survey

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