Synthesis of ground and remote sensing data for monitoring ecosystem functions in the Colorado River Delta, Mexico

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1473-1485

  Nagler, Pamela L ^a   Glenn, Edward P ^a   Hinojosa Huerta, Osvel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Pronatura Noreste AC   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Environmental monitoring; ETM+; Evapotranspiration; MODIS; Native plants; Populus; Riparian zone; Salix; Saltcedar; Tamarix; TM imagery

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ETM+; MODIS; NATIVE PLANTS; POPULUS; RIPARIAN ZONE; SALIX; SALTCEDAR; TAMARIX; TM IMAGERY;

AQUIFERS; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FORESTRY; LAND USE; MAMMALS; OCEAN HABITATS; OIL SPILLS; REMOTE SENSING; RESTORATION; SPECTROMETERS; VEGETATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WETLANDS;

ECOSYSTEMS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DECIDUOUS TREE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; REMOTE SENSING; RIPARIAN ZONE; WATER FLOW; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AQUIFERS; CEDAR; CLIMATES; ECOSYSTEMS; EVAPORATION; FORESTRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LAND USE; MAMMALS; PLANTS; POPULUS; REMOTE SENSING; RESTORATION; SALIX; TAMARIX; TRANSPIRATION;

COLORADO DELTA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

AVES; MAMMALIA; POPULUS; SALIX; TAMARIX;

EID: 67349254950     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2008.06.018     Document Type: Article

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