The use of multi-temporal landsat normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) data for mapping fuel models in Yosemite National Park, USA

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1639-1651

  Van Wagtendonk, Jan W ^a   Root, Ralph R ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; REMOTE SENSING; SENSORS; STATISTICAL METHODS; VEGETATION;

FIRE MANAGEMENT;

RESIDUAL FUELS;

FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST FIRE; FUEL; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; MAPPING; NDVI; UNSUPERVISED CLASSIFICATION;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES; YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 0038371357     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160210144679     Document Type: Article

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