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   <dataset><title>Tree Average BAI</title><creator><organizationName>Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative</organizationName><address><deliveryPoint>705 Spear Street</deliveryPoint><city>South Burlington</city><administrativeArea>Vermont</administrativeArea><postalCode>05403</postalCode><country>United States of America</country></address><phone>(802) 656-0683</phone><electronicMailAddress>femc@uvm.edu</electronicMailAddress><onlineUrl>www.uvm.edu/femc</onlineUrl></creator><abstract><para>Average tree basal area index</para></abstract><keywordSet><keyword/></keywordSet><contact><organizationName>Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative</organizationName></contact><project><title>Forest Condition Change in Northern Vermont: Potential causes and implications for landscape-scale analysis</title><personnel><individualName><givenName>Jennifer</givenName><surName>Pontius</surName></individualName><role>contentProvider</role></personnel><personnel><individualName><givenName>Aiko</givenName><surName>Weverka</surName></individualName><role>principalInvestigator</role></personnel><personnel><individualName><givenName>Dylan</givenName><surName>Harry</surName></individualName><role>contentProvider</role></personnel><abstract><para/><para>The purpose of this research was to study the relationship between radial tree growth (tree-rings) and vegetation indices derived from Landsat 5 TM imagery in northeastern forests. The following questions were investigated:&#13;
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	1. Is there a relationship between measurements of basal area increment and 	vegetation indices derived from Landsat 5 TM data the same year 1984-2010?&#13;
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	2. If these relationships exist, are they stronger for certain vegetation indices, 	species types, or particular locations?&#13;
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	3. Is there some combination of multiple vegetation indices that can be used to 	model BAI across the landscape?&#13;
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