Thermal infrared imaging of the temporal variability in stomatal conductance for fruit trees

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Volumn 39, Issue , 2015, Pages 9-17

  Struthers, Raymond ^a   Ivanova, Anna ^b   Tits, Laurent ^a   Swennen, Rony ^a,c,d   Coppin, Pol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b KU LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c International Institute for Tropical Agriculture (IITA)   (Tanzania)

^d BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Canopy temperature; Pear trees; Stomatal conductance; Thermal imaging; Vapor pressure deficit

Indexed keywords

FRUIT; INFRARED IMAGERY; REMOTE SENSING; STOMATAL CONDUCTANCE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VAPOR PRESSURE; WATER STRESS;

PYRUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 84943546671     PISSN: 15698432     EISSN: 1872826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2015.02.006     Document Type: Article

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