The use of Space Shuttle images to improve cloud detection in mapping of tropical coral reef environments

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 143-149

  Andrefouet S ^a   Robinson, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; DATA ACQUISITION; PHOTOINTERPRETATION; SENSORS;

TROPICAL CORAL REEF;

SPACE SHUTTLES;

CLOUD COVER; CORAL REEF; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA;

EID: 0346037172     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160305007     Document Type: Article

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