Multi-factor modeling of above-ground biomass in alpine grassland: A case study in the Three-River Headwaters Region, China

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 186, Issue , 2016, Pages 164-172

  Liang, Tiangang ^a   Yang, Shuxia ^a   Feng, Qisheng ^a   Liu, Baokang ^a,b   Zhang, Renping ^a,c   Huang, Xiaodong ^a   Xie, Hongjie ^d  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Qinghai Institute of Meteorological Sciences   (China)

^c Grassland Management Central Station of Xinjiang   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Above ground biomass; Alpine grassland; Inversion model; Pastoral area of southern Qinghai; Vegetation index

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; ALPINE GRASSLANDS; INVERSION MODELS; PASTORAL AREA OF SOUTHERN QINGHAI; VEGETATION INDEX;

VEGETATION;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ESTIMATION METHOD; GRASSLAND; HEADWATER; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MODIS; NDVI; PASTORALISM; SITE SELECTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TOPOGRAPHY; UNMANNED VEHICLE;

CHINA; HEILONGJIANG; QINGHAI; SANJIANG PLAIN;

EID: 84989924789     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2016.08.014     Document Type: Article

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