MODIS based continuous fields of tree cover using generalized linear models

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

Volumn 4, Issue , 2004, Pages 2377-2380

  Schwarz, Markus ^a   Zimmermann, Niklaus E ^a   Waser, Lars T ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE WSL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Fractional Tree Cover; Generalized Linear Model; MODIS; Sub Pixel Classification

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; LAND USE; MONITORING; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; REMOTE SENSING;

COMPONENT; FRACTIONAL TREE COVER; GENERALIZED LINEAR MODEL; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER (MODIS); SUB-PIXEL CLASSIFICATION;

FORESTRY;

DATA PROCESSING; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; LAND USE; REMOTE SENSING; RESOLUTION;

EID: 15944411673     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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