ISSN:
1573-5052
Keywords:
Satellite remote sensing
;
Vegetation monitoring
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Knowledge about the state, spatial distribution and temporal evolution of the vegetation cover is of great scientific and economic value. Satellite platforms provide a most convenient tool to observe the biosphere globally and repetitively, but the quantitative interpretation of the observations may be difficult. Reflectance measurements in the visible and near-infrared regions have been analyzed with simple but powerful indices designed to enhance the contrast between the vegetation and other surface types, however, these indices are rather sensitive to atmospheric effects. The ‘correction’ of satellite data for atmospheric effects is possible but requires large data sets on the composition of the atmosphere. Instead, we propose a new vegetation index which has been designed specifically to reduce the relative effects of these undesirable atmospheric perturbations, while maintaining the information about the vegetation cover.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00031911
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