Mapping of the tropical forest cover of insular Southeast Asia from SPOT4-Vegetation images

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 24, Issue 18, 2003, Pages 3651-3662

  Stibig, H J ^a   Beuchle, R ^b   Achard, F ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b RSS GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FORESTRY; MAPPING; SATELLITES; SENSORS; VEGETATION;

DIGITAL CLASSIFICATIONS;

REMOTE SENSING;

LAND CLASSIFICATION; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; MAPPING; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPOT; TROPICAL FOREST; VEGETATION COVER;

(SOUTHEAST); ASIA;

EID: 0142218535     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0143116021000024113     Document Type: Article

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