Stand age estimation of rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) plantations using an integrated pixel- and object-based tree growth model and annual Landsat time series

ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Volumn 144, Issue , 2018, Pages 94-104

  Chen, Gang ^a   Thill, Jean Claude ^a   Anantsuksomsri, Sutee ^b   Tontisirin, Nij ^c   Tao, Ran ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c Thammasat University   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographic object based image analysis; Landsat time series; Rubber plantation; Stand age estimation; Tree growth model

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PIXELS; RUBBER PLANTATIONS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AGE ESTIMATION; FINE-SCALE; GEOGRAPHIC OBJECT-BASED IMAGE ANALYSIS; HEVEA BRASILIENSIS; LANDSAT TIME SERIES; OBJECT BASED; OBJECTS-BASED; STAND AGE; STAND AGE ESTIMATION; TREE GROWTH MODELING;

RUBBER;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; ESTIMATION METHOD; GROWTH RATE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RESOLUTION; LAND COVER; LANDSAT; NDVI; PIXEL; PLANTATION; RUBBER; SMALLHOLDER; STAND STRUCTURE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CHINA; LAOS; MYANMAR;

HEVEA BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 85049633866     PISSN: 09242716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2018.07.003     Document Type: Article

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