Utilization of multi-dates LANDSAT_TM data to detect and quantify the environmental damages in the southeastern region of Kuwait from 1990 to 1991

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1773-1788

  El Gamily, H I ^a  

^a NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR REMOTE SENSING AND SPACE SCIENCES   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Change detection; LANDSAT TM data; Oil rivers and lakes; Tarcrete, oil soot

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ECOSYSTEMS; MILITARY OPERATIONS; OIL WELLS;

OIL SOOT; SUPERVISED CLASSIFICATION TECHNIQUE;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; OIL WELL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

ASIA; EURASIA; KUWAIT [MIDDLE EAST]; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 34547136946     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160600784275     Document Type: Article

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