Unsupervised classification of saturated areas using a time series of remotely sensed images

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1609-1620

  De Alwis, D A ^a   Easton, Z M ^a   Dahlke, H E ^a   Philpot, W D ^b   Steenhuis, T S ^a  

^a Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^b School of Chemical and Molecular Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWING SEASON; IMAGERY; INDEX METHOD; LANDSAT; PHENOLOGY; PHREATIC ZONE; RUNOFF; SOIL WATER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES; VEGETATION COVER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

APPALACHIANS; CATSKILL MOUNTAINS; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34848858597     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-11-1609-2007     Document Type: Article

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