Estimation of leaf quantity using spectrum data

  • Nishihara, Yoshito (Center for Environmental Remote Sensing of Chiba University) ;
  • Kajiwara, Koji (Center for Environmental Remote Sensing of Chiba University) ;
  • Honda, Yoshiaki (Center for Environmental Remote Sensing of Chiba University)
  • Published : 2003.11.03

Abstract

How many leafs the forest has can be very important information to understand the forest is healthy or not, or it is growing or declining. However until now, very much labor and long time is needed to measure it. The purpose of this study is to develop the method that estimate how many leafs there are at the forest.

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