Forest cover mapping of west bengal with special reference to north bengal using IRS-1B satellite liss II data

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 29-42

  Sudhakar, S ^a   Sengupta, S ^a   Venkata Ramana, I ^a   Raha, A K ^b   Bardhan Roy, B K ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b State Forest Department   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; FOREST COVER; FOREST COVER MAPPING; FOREST TYPE; IRS-1B; LANDUSE; MAPPING; REMOTE SENSING;

INDIA, WEST BENGAL, COOCH BEHAR; INDIA, WEST BENGAL, DARJEELING; INDIA, WEST BENGAL, JALPAIGURI; INDIA, WEST GENGAL, JALPAIGURI;

EID: 0029729346     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431169608948985     Document Type: Article

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