An integrated vegetation mapping approach for northern Alaska (1:4 M scale)

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 20, Issue 15-16, 1999, Pages 2895-2920

  Walker, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFRARED IMAGING; MAPPING; RADIOMETERS; VEGETATION;

ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETER; INTEGRATED VEGETATION COMPLEX MAP; NORTHERN ALASKA; VEGETATION MAPPING;

REMOTE SENSING;

AVHRR; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MAPPING METHOD; POLAR REGION; VEGETATION MAPPING;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033569089     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/014311699211534     Document Type: Article

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