Spatial patterns of hydrology, geomorphology, and vegetation on the floodplain of the Amazon river in Brazil from a remote sensing perspective

Geomorphology

Volumn 13, Issue 1-4, 1995, Pages 215-232

  Mertes, Leal A K ^a   Daniel, Darin L ^a   Melack, John M ^a   Nelson, Bruce ^b   Martinelli, Luiz A ^c   Forsberg, Bruce R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOODPLAIN; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; LANDSAT TM; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; VEGETATION;

BRAZIL, AMAZON RIVER;

EID: 0029527648     PISSN: 0169555X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-555X(95)00038-7     Document Type: Article

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