Improving estimates of fractional vegetation cover based on UAV in alpine grassland on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau

• Published in: International journal of remote sensing Vol. 37; no. 8; pp. 1922 - 1936
• Main Authors: Chen, Jianjun, Yi, Shuhua, Qin, Yu, Wang, Xiaoyun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 17.04.2016
• Subjects: Aerial surveys; China; climate change; ecosystems; Estimates; Grasslands; Pixels; Remote sensing; Satellite imagery; satellites; soil erosion; surveys; Unmanned aerial vehicles; Vegetation; vegetation cover; vegetation index; China

Fractional vegetation cover (FVC) is an important parameter in studies of ecosystem balance, soil erosion, and climate change. Remote-sensing inversion is a common approach to estimating FVC. However, there is an important gap between ground-based surveys (quadrat level) and remote-sensing imagery (...