Journal article
Retrieving leaf area index for coniferous forest in Xingguo County, China with Landsat ETM+ images
Abstract
Spatial distributions of the leaf area index (LAI) needed for carbon cycle modeling in Xingguo County, China were estimated based on correlations between the field-measurements and vegetation indices (VIs). After making geometric and atmospheric corrections to two Landsat ETM+ images, one in January 2000 and the other in May 2003, three VIs (SR, NDVI, and RSR) were derived, and their separate correlations with ground LAI measurements were …
Authors
Tian Q; Luo Z; Chen JM; Chen M; Hui F
Journal
Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. 85, No. 3, pp. 624–627
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
November 2007
DOI
10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.05.021
ISSN
0301-4797