Leaf area index (LAI) is a key variable for many ecological models, but it is typically not available from basic forest inventories. In this study, we (1) construct a high-resolution LAI map using k nearest-neighbor (k-NN) imputation based on National Forest Inventory data and Landsat 5 TM images (Landsat-NFI LAI), and (2) examine a moderate-resolution LAI map produced based on reduced simple r...

The aim of this paper is to investigate the feasibility of using remotely sensed data for the determination of important biophysical parameters relevant to carbon modelling in northern boreal forests. Detailed ground and remotely sensed data (Landsat TM) have been collected in a forest area in Siggefora, central Sweden, dominated by Norway spruce and Scots pine. A forest canopy reflectance mode...

China is experiencing a drastic loss of arable land as a result of the continuing process of rapid urbanization. This loss could have an adverse impact not only on China’s sustainable development but also on the world food market. To provide a robust and economical tool for evaluating the impact of this process, we developed an IHS (Intensity, Hue, Saturation)-based approach for detecting the c...

Retrieval of the surface reflectance is important in the remotely sensed data analysis to obtain the atmospheric reflectance or atmospheric correction. The relationship between visible and mid infrared reflectance over land was investigated and developed in this study. The surface reflectances of the two visible bands were measured using a handheld spectroradiometer collected around Penang Isla...

to use remote sensing data effectively, one must understand the spectral characteristics of the particular features under investigations. to study the relationship between soil salinity and soil reflectance, four multispectral scanners (mss) and seven thematic mappers (tm bands) over the ardakan playa located on the central iranian desert margins were selected. in this study soil map, soil ...

An automated satellite multi-image registration and mosaicing system based on aut?matic tie-point extra~tion and renavigation has been developed for A VHRR, TM, Viking Orbiter and pre-geocoded Images. ~he. ~eometnc aspects of image to image and image to ground registration form the core of any suc~ w.ork. ~owever a sIgnifIcant amount of preprocessing and some post-processing is n~ede~ to'produc...