Design of an environmental monitoring program using NDVI and cumulative effects assessment

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1643-1664

  Quinonez Pinon R ^a   Mendoza Duran A ^a   Valeo, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORESTRY; MONITORING; REMOTE SENSING;

ENVIRONMENTASL MONITORING PROGRAM; FOREST HEALTH;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST HEALTH; HUMAN ACTIVITY; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; MONITORING SYSTEM; NDVI; REMOTE SENSING; SOIL MOISTURE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; VEGETATION TYPE;

ENVIRONMENTS; FORESTS; MONITORING; SENSORS;

ALBERTA; CANADA; ELBOW RIVER; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 34147162667     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160600887730     Document Type: Article

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