Comparison of three methods for mapping tundra with Landsat digital data

Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 163-169

  Joria, Peter E ^a,b   Jorgenson, Janet C ^c  

^a Alaska Fish and Wildl Res Center   (United States)

^b Environ Management Technical Center   (United States)

^c Arctic National Wildlife Refuge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAND COVER CLASSIFICATION; TM DATA; TUNDRA;

USA, ALASKA;

EID: 0029668325     PISSN: 00991112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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