Trajectory-based change detection for automated characterization of forest disturbance dynamics

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 370-386

  Kennedy, Robert E ^a   Cohen, Warren B ^a   Schroeder, Todd A ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Change detection; Clear cut; Curve fitting; Forest; Landsat; Oregon; Partial cut

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; EARTH (PLANET); FORESTRY;

CHANGE DETECTION; FOREST DISTURBANCE DYNAMICS; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER;

REMOTE SENSING;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AUTOMATION; CLEARCUTTING; DISTURBANCE; ERROR ANALYSIS; FOREST DYNAMICS; LAND COVER; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; THINNING; TRAJECTORY;

FORESTRY; REMOTE SENSING;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548103023     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2007.03.010     Document Type: Article

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