Land-cover change model validation by an ROC method for the Ipswich watershed, Massachusetts, USA

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 85, Issue 1-3, 2001, Pages 239-248

  Pontius Jr , R Gil ^a   Schneider, Laura C ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Land cover; LUCC; ROC; Simulation model; Suitability map; Validation

Indexed keywords

LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; METHODOLOGY; MODELING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0343724635     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(01)00187-6     Document Type: Article

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