On the relationship between ecosystem-scale hyperspectral reflectance and CO2 exchange in European mountain grasslands

Biogeosciences

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 3089-3108

  Balzarolo, M ^a   Vescovo, L ^b   Hammerle, A ^c   Gianelle, D ^b   Papale, D ^d   Tomelleri, E ^e   Wohlfahrt, G ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^e INSTITUTE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON FLUX; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; GENETIC ALGORITHM; GRASSLAND; REMOTE SENSING; SAMPLING; VEGETATION INDEX;

EUROPE;

EID: 84934880778     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-12-3089-2015     Document Type: Article

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