Hyperspectral remote sensing of tropical and sub-tropical forests / edited by Margaret Kalacska, G. Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kalacska, Margaret.

Sánchez-Azofeifa, Gerardo-Arturo

Louis A. Duhring Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forests and forestry--Remote sensing.

Forests and forestry.

Image processing--Digital techniques.

Image processing.

Multispectral imaging.

Physical Description:

xxv, 320 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2008]

Summary:

Accompanying CD-ROM contains ... "hyperspectral color images."--P. [4] of cover.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Tropical Dry Forest Phenology and Discrimination of Tropical Tree Species Using Hyperspectral Data / Karen L. Castro-Esau, Margaret Kalacska 1

Chapter 2 Remote Sensing and Plant Functional Groups: Physiology, Ecology, and Spectroscopy in Tropical Systems / Mariana Alvarez-Anorve, Mauricio Quesada, Erick de la Barrera 27

Chapter 3 Hyperspectral Data for Assessing Carbon Dynamics and Biodiversity of Forests / Richard Lucas, Anthea Mitchell, Peter Bunting 47

Chapter 4 Effect of Soil Type on Plant Growth, Leaf Nutrient/Chlorophyll Concentration, and Leaf Reflectance of Tropical Tree and Grass Species / Julio C. Calvo-Alvarado, Margaret Kalacska, G. Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa, Lynne S. Bell 87

Chapter 5 Spectral Expression of Gender: A Pilot Study with Two Dioecious Neotropical Tree Species / J. Pablo Arroyo-Mora, Margaret Kalacska, Benjamin L. Caraballo, Jolene E. Trujillo, Orlando Vargas 125

Chapter 6 Species Classification of Tropical Tree Leaf Reflectance and Dependence on Selection of Spectral Bands / Benoit Rivard, G. Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa, Sheri Foley, Julio C. Calvo-Alvarado 141

Chapter 7 Discriminating Sirex noctilio Attack in Pine Forest Plantations in South Africa Using High Spectral Resolution Data / Riyad Ismail, Onisimo Mutanga, Fethi Ahmed 161

Chapter 8 Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Exposed Wood and Deciduous Trees in Seasonal Tropical Forests / Stephanie Bohlman 177

Chapter 9 Assessing Recovery Following Selective Logging of Lowland Tropical Forests Based on Hyperspectral Imagery / J. Pablo Arroyo-Mora, Margaret Kalacska, Robin L. Chazdon, Daniel L. Civco, German Obando-Vargas, Andres A. Sanchun Hernandez 193

Chapter 10 A Technique for Reflectance Calibration of Airborne Hyperspectral Spectrometer Data Using a Broad, Multiband Radiometer / Tomoaki Miura, Alfredo R. Huete, Laerte Guimaaes Ferreira, Edson E. Sano, Hiroki Yoshioka 213

Chapter 11 Assessment of Phenologic Variability in Amazon Tropical Rainforests Using Hyperspectral Hyperion and MODIS Satellite Data / Alfredo R. Huete, Youngwook Kim, Piyachat Ratana, Kamel Didan, Yosio E. Shimabukuro, Tomoaki Miura 233

Chapter 12 Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Canopy Chemistry, Physiology, and Biodiversity in Tropical Rainforests / Gregory P. Asner 261

Chapter 13 Tropical Remote Sensing-Opportunities and Challenges / John A. Gamon 297.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Louis A. Duhring Fund.

ISBN:

9781420053418

1420053418

OCLC:

180576696