Macro-texture mapping from satellite images by morphological granulometries: Application to vegetation density mapping in arid and semi-arid areas

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 25, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 5319-5336

  Kemmouche, A ^a   Mering, C ^b   Sansal, B ^a   Dewolf, Y ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY HOUARI BOUMEDIENE   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE DE GÉOGRAPHIE PHYSIQUE   (France)

^d PRODIG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAPPING; MORPHOLOGY; SATELLITES; STATISTICS; TEXTURES; VEGETATION;

GRANULOMETRIC ANALYSIS; LAND COVER CARTOGRAPHY; MACRO-TEXTURE MAPPING; OPTICAL REMOTE SENSING;

REMOTE SENSING;

IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPOT; TEXTURE; VEGETATION COVER;

EID: 10844244876     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160410001698861     Document Type: Article

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