Satellite image based vegetation classification of a large area using limited ground reference data: A case study in the Usa Basin, north-east European Russia

Polar Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-66

  Virtanen, Tarmo ^a   Mikkola, Kari ^b   Nikula, Ari ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL CHANGE; LAND COVER; SATELLITE IMAGERY; VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION;

EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

SALIX;

EID: 3042785630     PISSN: 08000395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-8369.2004.tb00129.x     Document Type: Article

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