Subpixel measurement of tropical forest cover using AVHRR data

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1991, Pages 1119-1129

  Cross, A M ^a   Settle, J J ^a   Drake, N A ^a   Paivinen, R T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; IMAGE PROCESSING--RECONSTRUCTION; RADIOMETERS--RESOLVING POWER; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETER (AVHRR); FOREST COVER ESTIMATION; SUBPIXEL MEASUREMENT; TROPICAL FOREST ASSESSMENT; TROPICAL FOREST COVER;

PHOTOGRAMMETRY;

AVHRR; LANDSAT TM; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD CLASSIFICATION; SUBPIXEL MEASUREMENT; TROPICAL FOREST ASSESSMENT;

BRAZIL, RONDONIA; GHANA;

EID: 0026359816     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169108929715     Document Type: Article

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