Comparison of methods of snow cover mapping by analysing the solar spectrum of satellite remote sensing data in China

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 24, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 4129-4136

  Wang, J ^a   Li, W ^a  

^a Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITES; SENSORS; SNOWFALL MEASUREMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER (MODIS); SNOW COVER MAPPING; SOLAR SPECTRUM;

REMOTE SENSING;

AVHRR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; MODIS; NOAA SATELLITE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SNOW COVER; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

CHINA;

EID: 0345392796     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0143116031000070409     Document Type: Article

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