Using high spatial resolution hyperspectral imagery to map intertidal habitat structure in Hood Canal, Washington, U.S.A

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 54-63

  Garono, Ralph J ^a   Simenstad, Charles A ^b   Robinson, Rob ^a   Ripley, Herb ^c  

^a Earth Design Consultants Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Hyperspectral Data International   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; ESTUARIES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; MONITORING; OCEAN HABITATS; SPECTROGRAPHS;

LANDSCAPES; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERROR (RMSE);

REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 1642618521     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m03-052     Document Type: Article

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