Using NDVI to define thermal south in several mountainous landscapes of California

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 327-336

  Deng, Yongxin ^a   Goodchild, Michael F ^b   Chen, Xianfeng ^c  

^a WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspect; DEM; Thermal deviation; Vegetation greenness

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LANDFORMS; PLANT LIFE EXTENSION; SURVEYING; TRACKING RADAR;

ASPECT; CALIFORNIA; DEM; DEVIATION ANGLES; DIGITAL TERRAIN; PLANT GROWTH; STUDY AREAS; THERMAL DEVIATION; VEGETATION GREENNESS; VEGETATION INDEX (VI);

VEGETATION;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MOUNTAIN REGION; NDVI; THERMAL REGIME; TOPOGRAPHY; VEGETATION;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58749111258     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2008.08.005     Document Type: Article

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