A hierarchical approach coupled with coarse DEM information for improving the efficiency and accuracy of forest mapping over very rugged terrains

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 258, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 26-34

  Ren, Guopeng ^a,b   Zhu, A Xing ^c,d   Wang, Wei ^a   Xiao, Wen ^e   Huang, Yong ^a   Li, Guoqiang ^e   Li, Depin ^e   Zhu, Jianguo ^a  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e DALI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Digital elevation model; Forest mapping; Landsat ETM+ image; Northwest Yunnan; Steep mountainous terrain

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FOREST MAPPING; LANDSAT ETM+ IMAGE; NORTHWEST YUNNAN; STEEP MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; FORESTRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SURVEYING; TRACKING RADAR;

PHOTOMAPPING;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; MONTANE FOREST; TERRAIN; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; VEGETATION MAPPING;

ANATOMY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FORESTS; GEOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAPPING; RADAR; SATELLITES;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; YUNNAN;

CATHA EDULIS;

EID: 67349129114     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2009.03.043     Document Type: Article

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