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Use of near infrared/red radiance ratios for estimating vegetation biomass and physiological status
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Tucker, C. J. |
| Copyright Year | 1977 |
| Description | The application of photographic infrared/red (ir/red) reflectance or radiance ratios for the estimation of vegetation biomass and physiological status were investigated by analyzing in situ spectral reflectance data from experimental grass plots. Canopy biological samples were taken for total wet biomass, total dry biomass, leaf water content, dry green biomass, dry brown biomass, and total chlorophyll content at each sampling date. Integrated red and photographic infrared radiances were regressed against the various canopy or plot variables to determine the relative significance between the red, photographic infrared, and the ir/red ratio and the canopy variables. The ir/red ratio is sensitive to the photosynthetically active or green biomass, the rate of primary production, and actually measures the interaction between the green biomass and the rate of primary production within a given species type. The ir/red ratio resulted in improved regression significance over the red or the ir/radiances taken separately. Only slight differences were found between ir/red ratio, the ir-red difference, the vegetation index, and the transformed vegetation index. The asymptotic spectral radiance properties of the ir, red, ir/red ratio, and the various transformations were evaluated. |
| File Size | 23254605 |
| Page Count | 47 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19770025621 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t47q3sd29 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1977-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Earth Resources And Remote Sensing Remote Sensors Infrared Reflection Ratios Earth Resources Vegetation Grasses Physical Properties Spectral Reflectance Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
