Estimation of tree cover using MODIS data at global, continental and regional/local scales

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 26, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 4359-4380

  Hansen, Matthew C ^a   Townshend, John R G ^a   DeFries, Ruth S ^a   Carroll, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION; IMAGE SENSORS; MAPPING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER (MODIS); REGRESSION TREE; SINGLE DATA IMAGES;

RADIOMETERS;

ESTIMATION METHOD; MODIS; REMOTE SENSING; TREE; VEGETATION COVER;

EID: 30344457368     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160500113435     Document Type: Article

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