Estimating above-ground biomass on mountain meadows and pastures through remote sensing

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Volumn 38, Issue , 2015, Pages 184-192

  Barrachina, M ^a   Cristobal J ^b,c   Tulla, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

^c University of Alaska Fairbanks   (United States)

Author keywords

Aboveground biomass modelling; Landsat imagery; Mountain stock breeding; Multiple regression techniques; Pyrenees; Vegetation and wetness indices

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; MEADOW; MOUNTAIN REGION; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NDVI; PASTURE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

PYRENEES;

EID: 85006707357     PISSN: 15698432     EISSN: 1872826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2014.12.002     Document Type: Article

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