Satellite and in situ derived corn and soybean biomass and leaf area index: Response to controlled tile drainage under varying weather conditions

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 160, Issue , 2015, Pages 118-131

  Kross, Angela ^a   Lapen, David R ^a   McNairn, Heather ^a   Sunohara, Mark ^a   Champagne, Catherine ^a   Wilkes, Graham ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biomass; Controlled tile drainage; Corn; Landsat; Leaf area index; RapidEye; Soybean; SPOT; Uncontrolled tile drainage; Vegetation indices

Indexed keywords

BALLOONS; BIOMASS; CROPS; CULTIVATION; GROUNDWATER; METEOROLOGY; RAIN; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SATELLITES; SOIL MOISTURE;

CONTROLLED TILE DRAINAGES; CORN; LANDSAT; LEAF AREA INDEX; RAPIDEYE; SOYBEAN; SPOT; TILE DRAINAGE; VEGETATION INDEX;

ECOLOGY;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; AGROMETEOROLOGY; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP PRODUCTION; GROWING SEASON; GROWTH RATE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LANDSAT; LEAF AREA INDEX; MAIZE; NITROGEN; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOYBEAN; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TILE DRAIN;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84938077631     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: 18732283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2015.06.007     Document Type: Article

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