REMOTE SENSING OF AMAZONIAN FORESTS: MONITORING STRUCTURE, PHENOLOGY AND RESPONSES TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES

Remote sensing is a key tool for studying the tropical Amazonian forests, which have a substantial role on the global climate system and on the carbon and water cycles. In this article, we overview recent advances in remote sensing for estimating tropical forest structure and biomass, for analyzing...

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Main Authors: João Roberto dos Santos, Lenio Soares Galvão, Luiz Eduardo Oliveira e Cruz de Aragão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Uberlândia 2014-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cartografia
Online Access:http://www.seer.ufu.br/index.php/revistabrasileiracartografia/article/view/44737