Seasonal discrimination of C3 and C4 grasses functional types: An evaluation of the prospects of varying spectral configurations of new generation sensors

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Volumn 62, Issue , 2017, Pages 47-55

  Shoko, Cletah ^a   Mutanga, Onisimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Carbon cycle; Climate change; Ecosystems goods and services; Spectral separability windows; Themeda triandra

Indexed keywords

C3 PLANT; C4 PLANT; CARBON CYCLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; GRASS; LANDSAT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY; SENSOR; SENTINEL; WORLDVIEW;

FESTUCA; POACEAE; THEMEDA TRIANDRA;

EID: 85032224830     PISSN: 15698432     EISSN: 1872826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2017.05.015     Document Type: Article

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