Optimal atmospheric correction for above-ground forest biomass estimation with the ETM+ remote sensor

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 18865-18886

  Nguyen, Hieu Cong ^a   Jung, Jaehoon ^a   Lee, Jungbin ^a   Choi, Sung Uk ^a   Hong, Suk Young ^b   Heo, Joon ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

6S; Biomass estimation; DOS; FLAASH; K Nearest neighbor

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BIOMASS; DOS; FORESTRY; MOTION COMPENSATION; NEAREST NEIGHBOR SEARCH; REFLECTION; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; WATER VAPOR;

6S; ABSORPTION AND SCATTERINGS; BIOMASS ESTIMATION; FLAASH; K NEAREST NEIGHBOR ALGORITHM; K-NEAREST NEIGHBORS; OPTICAL REMOTE SENSING DATA; REMOTE SENSING APPROACHES;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

BIOMASS; ESTIMATION; REMOTE SENSING;

ATMOSPHERE; BIOMASS; DEVICES; FOREST; GEOGRAPHY; REMOTE SENSING; SEASON; SOUTH KOREA; TELECOMMUNICATION;

ATMOSPHERE; BIOMASS; FORESTS; GEOGRAPHY; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS; SEASONS;

EID: 84938508321     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s150818865     Document Type: Article

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