An overview of global leaf area index (LAI): Methods, products, validation, and applications

H Fang, F Baret, S Plummer… - Reviews of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Leaf area index (LAI) is a critical vegetation structural variable and is essential in the
feedback of vegetation to the climate system. The advancement of the global Earth …

PROSPECT+ SAIL models: A review of use for vegetation characterization

S Jacquemoud, W Verhoef, F Baret, C Bacour… - Remote sensing of …, 2009 - Elsevier
The combined PROSPECT leaf optical properties model and SAIL canopy bidirectional
reflectance model, also referred to as PROSAIL, has been used for about sixteen years to …

Estimation of winter wheat above-ground biomass using unmanned aerial vehicle-based snapshot hyperspectral sensor and crop height improved models

J Yue, G Yang, C Li, Z Li, Y Wang, H Feng, B Xu - Remote Sensing, 2017 - mdpi.com
Correct estimation of above-ground biomass (AGB) is necessary for accurate crop growth
monitoring and yield prediction. We estimated AGB based on images obtained with a …

A comparison of land surface water mapping using the normalized difference water index from TM, ETM+ and ALI

W Li, Z Du, F Ling, D Zhou, H Wang, Y Gui, B Sun… - Remote Sensing, 2013 - mdpi.com
Remote sensing has more advantages than the traditional methods of land surface water
(LSW) mapping because it is a low-cost, reliable information source that is capable of …

Evaluation of the potential of MODIS satellite data to predict vegetation phenology in different biomes: An investigation using ground-based NDVI measurements

G Hmimina, E Dufrêne, JY Pontailler… - Remote sensing of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Vegetation phenology is the study of the timing of seasonal events that are considered to be
the result of adaptive responses to climate variations on short and long time scales. In the …

Remote sensing imagery in vegetation mapping: a review

Y Xie, Z Sha, M Yu - Journal of plant ecology, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Aims Mapping vegetation through remotely sensed images involves various considerations,
processes and techniques. Increasing availability of remotely sensed images due to the …

Sensitivity of the enhanced vegetation index (EVI) and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) to topographic effects: a case study in high-density cypress …

B Matsushita, W Yang, J Chen, Y Onda, G Qiu - Sensors, 2007 - mdpi.com
Vegetation indices play an important role in monitoring variations in vegetation. The
Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) proposed by the MODIS Land Discipline Group and the …

Retrieving leaf area index (LAI) using remote sensing: theories, methods and sensors

G Zheng, LM Moskal - Sensors, 2009 - mdpi.com
The ability to accurately and rapidly acquire leaf area index (LAI) is an indispensable
component of process-based ecological research facilitating the understanding of gas …

Calibration and validation of hyperspectral indices for the estimation of broadleaved forest leaf chlorophyll content, leaf mass per area, leaf area index and leaf canopy …

G Le Maire, C François, K Soudani, D Berveiller… - Remote sensing of …, 2008 - Elsevier
This article aims at finding efficient hyperspectral indices for the estimation of forest sun leaf
chlorophyll content (CHL, µg cmleaf− 2), sun leaf mass per area (LMA, gdry matter mleaf …

A comparison of UAV and satellites multispectral imagery in monitoring onion crop. An application in the 'Cipolla Rossa di Tropea'(Italy)

G Messina, JM Peña, M Vizzari, G Modica - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Precision agriculture (PA) is a management strategy that analyzes the spatial and temporal
variability of agricultural fields using information and communication technologies with the …