Time series analysis of optical remote sensing data for the mapping of temporary surface water bodies in sub-Saharan western Africa

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 370, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 52-63

  Haas, E M ^a   Bartholome E ^a   Combal, B ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mapping; Monitoring; Remote sensing; Seasonality; SPOT

Indexed keywords

1KM RESOLUTIONS; ACCURACY ASSESSMENTS; CONTINUOUS-TIME; DATA-SETS; FALSE DETECTIONS; FLAT AREAS; HIGH RESOLUTIONS; HUMID AREAS; HYDROLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; INTRA-ANNUAL VARIABILITIES; MOUNTAINOUS AREAS; OPTICAL REMOTE SENSING DATUM; SATELLITE DATUM; SEASONALITY; SEMI-ARID; SEMI-ARID CLIMATES; SPATIO-TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTIONS; SPOT; SPOT VEGETATIONS; STRATIFIED RANDOM SAMPLINGS; SUB-HUMID; SUB-SAHARAN; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS; SURFACE WATER BODIES; TIME INTERVALS; WATER BODIES;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SURFACE WATERS; TIME SERIES; WATER ANALYSIS;

TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ANNUAL VARIATION; HYDROLOGY; MAPPING; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SEMIARID REGION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE WATER; TIME SERIES; VEGETATION;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 65349143794     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.02.052     Document Type: Article

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