Tropical secondary forest regrowth in the Amazon: Age, area and change estimation with thematic mapper data

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-27

  Steininger, M K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOREST CANOPY; FOREST REGROWTH; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; MAPPING; NDVI; REGROWTH; REMOTE SENSING; SATILLITE IMAGERY; SECONDARY FOREST; TM; TROPICAL FOREST; VEGETATION INDEX;

BRAZIL, AMAZONAS, MANAUS; BRAZIL, AMAZONIA, MANAUS;

EID: 0029729079     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169608948984     Document Type: Article

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