Interpretation of landscape structure gradients based on satellite image classification of land cover

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 367-379

  Linke, J ^a   Franklin, S E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GRADIENT METHODS; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SURFACE STRUCTURE;

LANDSCAPE METRICS; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; SATELLITE IMAGE CLASSIFICATION;

SATELLITE IMAGERY;

EID: 34547274842     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m06-031     Document Type: Article

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