AN INTERCOMPARISON OF PASSIVE TERRESTRIAL REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGIES TO DERIVE LAI AND CANOPY COVER METRICS

Forest indicators such as Leaf Area Index (LAI) and vegetation cover type are recognised as Essential Climate Variables (ECVs) which support the '…research, modelling, analysis, and capacity-building activities…' requirements of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Th...

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Main Author: W. L. Woodgate
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-07-01
Series:The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
Online Access:http://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XXXIX-B8/457/2012/isprsarchives-XXXIX-B8-457-2012.pdf