Evaluating multi-seasonal SAR and optical imagery for above-ground biomass estimation using the national forest inventory of Zambia

Abstract

• Publication year

  2025

• Venue

  International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

• Publication date

  2025-05-01

• Fields of study

  Geography, Computer Science, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.jag.2025.104494
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