Detection of deforestation and land conversion in Rondônia, Brazil using change detection techniques

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 731-750

  Guild, L S ^a   Cohen, W B ^b   Kauffman, J B ^b  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; DEFORESTATION; FLOODS; IMAGE PROCESSING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING;

CHANGE DETECTION TECHNIQUES; LAND CONVERSION;

LAND USE;

DEFORESTATION; DETECTION METHOD; FOREST FIRE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; REMOTE SENSING;

BRAZIL; RONDONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 1542757119     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160310001598935     Document Type: Article

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