TY - JOUR
T1 - Differences in spectral trajectory with stand volume development between Japanese larch and Japanese oak in Hokkaido, Japan
AU - Kajisa, Tsuyoshi
AU - Murakami, Takuhiko
AU - Mizoue, Nobuya
AU - Yoshida, Shigejiro
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Acknowledgments This study was supported by the experimental forest of Kyushu University. We would like to thank Dr. Y. Mitsuda and Dr. K. Nagashima for helpful suggestions, Mr. S. Kiue, Mr. S. Takahira, and members of the experimental forest staff of Kyushu University in Hokkaido for their assistance in collecting the material.
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PY - 2007/12
Y1 - 2007/12
N2 - Our objective was to investigate the differences in the spectral trajectory of the LANDSAT Thematic Mapper with stand volume development between Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi) and Japanese oak (Quercus mongolica var. crispula) in the experimental forest of Kyushu University, Hokkaido, Japan. We used nonlinear regression and a categorical variable to investigate the relationship between spectral reflectance factor and stand volume for each forest type. This research showed that the reflectance factor of Japanese larch and Japanese oak reached saturation and that both forest types had different spectral trajectories with stand development. In addition, we found that middle of development stage (stand volume was between 100 and 200 m3/ha) of each forest type had similarity in reflectance factor.
AB - Our objective was to investigate the differences in the spectral trajectory of the LANDSAT Thematic Mapper with stand volume development between Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi) and Japanese oak (Quercus mongolica var. crispula) in the experimental forest of Kyushu University, Hokkaido, Japan. We used nonlinear regression and a categorical variable to investigate the relationship between spectral reflectance factor and stand volume for each forest type. This research showed that the reflectance factor of Japanese larch and Japanese oak reached saturation and that both forest types had different spectral trajectories with stand development. In addition, we found that middle of development stage (stand volume was between 100 and 200 m3/ha) of each forest type had similarity in reflectance factor.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10310-007-0030-z
DO - 10.1007/s10310-007-0030-z
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:36448969418
VL - 12
SP - 435
EP - 441
JO - Journal of Forest Research
JF - Journal of Forest Research
SN - 1341-6979
IS - 6
ER -