SPOT4 potential for the monitoring of tropical vegetation. A case study in Sumatra

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 20, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 2761-2785

  Trichon, V ^a   Ducrot, D ^b   Gastellu Etchegorry, J P ^b  

^a Laboratoire d'Ecologie Terrestre   (France)

^b CESBIO   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; RADIOMETERS; TROPICS; VEGETATION;

ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETERS (AVHRR); SOFTWARE PACKAGE VEGETATION;

REMOTE SENSING;

LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; MONITORING; SPOT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; VEGETATION COVER;

INDONESIA; SUMATRA;

EID: 0033434023     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311699211787     Document Type: Article

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