Land cover mapping of Greater Mesoamerica using MODIS data

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 274-282

  Giri, Chandra ^a   Jenkins, Clinton ^b  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITES;

GROSS ERRORS; SATELLITE DATA; SURFACE REFLECTANCE;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

EID: 30644467142     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m05-014     Document Type: Article

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