Time-series tropical forest change detection: A visual and quantitative approach

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2818, Issue , 1996, Pages 2-12

  Sader, Steven A ^a   Sever, Thomas ^b   Smoot, James C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b STENNIS SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^c Scientist Lockheed Martin Stennis Operations John C Slennis Space Center (SSC)   (United States)

Author keywords

Change detection; Maya Biosphere Reserve; Satellite remote sensing; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

BIOSPHERICS; REMOTE SENSING; TIME SERIES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TROPICS;

BIOSPHERE RESERVE; CHANGE DETECTION; LAND COVER INFORMATIONS; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE VEGETATION INDEX; SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING; TROPICAL FOREST; UNSUPERVISED CLASSIFICATION;

FORESTRY;

EID: 33244471857     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.256076     Document Type: Conference Paper

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