Generalization of heterogeneous alpine vegetation in air photo-based image classification, latnjajaure catchment, northern Sweden

Pirineos

Volumn , Issue 161, 2006, Pages 3-32

  Lindblad, Karin E M ^a   Nyberg, Rolf ^b   Molau, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

CIR air photo; Digital classification; GIS; Plant community; Tundra

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; PIXEL; PLANT COMMUNITY; REMOTE SENSING; TUNDRA; VEGETATION MAPPING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; LATNJAJAURE VALLEY; NORRBOTTEN; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 33847769389     PISSN: 03732568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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