Remote sensing and GIS for wetland inventory, mapping and change analysis

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2144-2153

  Rebelo, L M ^a   Finlayson, C M ^a   Nagabhatla, N ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

GIS; Inventory; Mapping; Remote sensing; Wetland

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DATABASE SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LAND USE; MAPPING; REMOTE SENSING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CHANGE ANALYSIS; CONDITION; GLOBAL INVENTORIES; INVENTORY; INVENTORY ANALYSIS; MAPPING ANALYSIS; RAMSAR SITE; REMOTE SENSING AND GIS; REMOTE-SENSING; UNCERTAINTY;

WETLANDS;

DATA SET; DATABASE; GIS; LAND USE CHANGE; MAPPING; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; WETLAND MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAND USE; REMOTE SENSING; SEDIMENTATION; SOUTH AFRICA; SRI LANKA; WETLAND;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA;

EID: 67349140972     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.06.027     Document Type: Article

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