Mapping tropical forest structure in southeastern Madagascar using remote sensing and artificial neural networks

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 491-507

  Ingram, J Carter ^a,b   Dawson, Terence P ^a   Whittaker, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Basal area; Forest structure; Madagascar; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA REDUCTION; FORESTRY; IMAGING SYSTEMS; NEURAL NETWORKS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; SET THEORY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; VEGETATION;

FOREST LANDSCAPE; FOREST STRUCTURE; LITTORAL FORESTS; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX (NDVI);

MAPPING;

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; NDVI; REMOTE SENSING; TROPICAL FOREST;

FORESTRY; MAPPING; NEURAL NETWORKS; PLANTS; REMOTE SENSING;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

EID: 13144249241     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2004.12.001     Document Type: Article

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