Use of digitally processed satellite images in studies of tropical rain forest vegetation

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 1994, Pages 1595-1610

  Tuomisto, H ^a   Linna, A ^a   Kalliola, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL PROCESSING; GEOLOGICAL FORMATION; GROUND COVER; TROPICAL RAIN FOREST; VEGETATION TYPE;

COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING; FORESTRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MULTISPECTRAL SCANNERS;

COLOR COMPOSITES; DIGITALLY PROCESSED SATELLITE IMAGES; HISTOGRAM EQUALIZATION; LANDSAT MULTISPECTRAL SCANNERS; TROPICAL RAIN FOREST VEGETATION;

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0028666247     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169408954194     Document Type: Article

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