Using MODIS data to characterize seasonal inundation patterns in the Florida Everglades

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 4107-4119

  Ordoyne, Callan ^a   Friedl, Mark A ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Florida evergaldes; Hydrology; MODIS; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERICS; BIODIVERSITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; HYDRAULIC MODELS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; METHANE; REFLECTION; SENSOR NETWORKS; SPECTROMETERS; VEGETATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WETLANDS;

BI-DIRECTIONAL REFLECTANCE; DYNAMIC MONITORING; EMPIRICAL MODELLING; FLORIDA EVERGALDES; FLORIDA EVERGLADES; HIGH FREQUENCIES; HYDROLOGICAL MODELLING; HYDROLOGY; LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURES; LOGISTIC REGRESSION; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTROMETER; MODIS; MODIS DATA; REFLECTANCE DATA; REGRESSION TREES; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; SOUTH FLORIDA; SPATIAL EXTENT; SPATIAL RESOLUTIONS; SURFACE VEGETATION; TASSELED CAP WETNESS; TREE COVERS; WATER DEPTHS;

TREES (MATHEMATICS);

BIODIVERSITY; FLOODING; LOGISTICS; MODIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VEGETATION TYPE; WETLAND;

EVERGLADES; FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 53149116779     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2007.08.027     Document Type: Article

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