A method for detecting large-scale forest cover change using coarse spatial resolution imagery

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 414-427

  Fraser, R H ^a   Abuelgasim, A ^a   Latifovic, R ^a  

^a CANADA CENTRE FOR REMOTE SENSING   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Change detection; Coarse resolution imagery; Forests

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTRY; MAPPING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVEYS;

FOREST MONITORING SYSTEMS; INLAND ECOSYSTEMS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION IMAGERY; WILDFIRES;

REMOTE SENSING;

AVHRR; DETECTION METHOD; FOREST COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SPOT;

CANADA; CARBON; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECOSYSTEMS; FORESTS; MAPPING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 16344367452     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2004.12.014     Document Type: Article

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