Retrieval of leaf area index in different plant species using thermal hyperspectral data

ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Volumn 119, Issue , 2016, Pages 390-401

  Neinavaz, Elnaz ^a   Skidmore, Andrew K ^a   Darvishzadeh, Roshanak ^a   Groen, Thomas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Canopy; Emissivity spectra; Hyperspectral; Leaf area index (LAI); Remote sensing; Thermal infrared

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; FORESTRY; INFRARED RADIATION; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; NEURAL NETWORKS; PLANTS (BOTANY); REMOTE SENSING;

CANOPY; EMISSIVITY SPECTRA; HYPERSPECTRAL; LEAF AREA INDEX; THERMAL INFRARED;

VEGETATION;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CANOPY EXCHANGE; EMISSIVITY; ENERGY BALANCE; EVERGREEN TREE; GAS EXCHANGE; LEAF AREA INDEX; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; SHRUB; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM; VEGETATION INDEX;

EUONYMUS JAPONICUS; FICUS BENJAMINA; RHODODENDRON JAPONICUM;

EID: 84978915523     PISSN: 09242716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2016.07.001     Document Type: Article

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