Reflectance modelling and the derivation of vegetation indices for an Australian semi-arid shrubland
- 1 March 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Remote Sensing
- Vol. 7 (3), 389-403
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01431168608954694
Abstract
Indices of vegetation ‘cover’ and ‘greenness’ are derived for LANDSAT MSS digital data for an Australian range land type, and their usefulness discussed with reference to the information content of the data and the effect of shadowing as an interaction between landscape components. The indices are related to a class of statistical models called mixture models which provides a formal framework for analysing reflectance data from multicomponent surfaces.Keywords
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