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Leaf area index mapping with optical methods and allometric models in SMEAR flux tower footprint at Järvselja, Estonia

Forestry Studies
Volume 63 (2015): Issue 1 (December 2015)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fsmu-2015-0010 | Journal eISSN: 1736-8723 | Journal ISSN: 1406-9954
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Language: English
Page range: 85 - 99
Submitted on: Jul 16, 2015
Accepted on: Nov 11, 2015
Published on: Jun 8, 2016
Published by: Estonian University of Life Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 times per year
Keywords:
leaf area index,
airborne lidar,
hemispherical images,
multispectral satellite images,
SMEAR
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Plant science,
Ecology,
Life sciences, other

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