Spectral indices for remote sensing of phytomass, deciduous shrubs, and productivity in Alaskan Arctic tundra

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 36, Issue 17, 2015, Pages 4344-4362

  Kushida, Keiji ^a   Hobara, Satoru ^b   Tsuyuzaki, Shiro ^c   Kim, Yongwon ^d   Watanabe, Manabu ^e   Setiawan, Yudi ^f   Harada, Koichiro ^g   Shaver, Gaius R ^h   Fukuda, Masami ⁱ  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RAKUNO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^e JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY   (Japan)

^f BOGOR AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^g MIYAGI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ Fukuyama City University   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; FUNGI; NITROGEN; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION;

CARBON AND NITROGEN; ECOSYSTEM COMPONENTS; ENHANCED VEGETATION INDEX; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX; PLANT FUNCTIONAL TYPE; PLANT PRODUCTION;

LANDFORMS;

DECIDUOUS TREE; NET PRIMARY PRODUCTION; PHYTOMASS; REMOTE SENSING; SHRUB; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE; TUNDRA; VASCULAR PLANT; VEGETATION INDEX;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 84941098207     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2015.1080878     Document Type: Article

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