Watershed-scale crop type classification using seasonal trends in remote sensing-derived vegetation indices

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1535-1544

  Jang, G S ^a   Sudduth, K A ^b   Sadler, E J ^b   Lerch, R N ^b  

^a Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop classification; Landsat; MODIS; NDVI; Watershed management

Indexed keywords

CROP CLASSIFICATION; LANDSAT; MODIS; NDVI; WATERSHED MANAGEMENT;

FORESTRY; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; SIMULATORS; SOIL CONSERVATION; SPECTROMETERS; VEGETATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATERSHEDS;

CROPS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; CROP PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; GROWING SEASON; LAND COVER; LAND USE; LANDSAT; MODIS; NDVI; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNSUPERVISED CLASSIFICATION; WATERSHED;

CLASSIFICATION; FARM CROPS; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; WATER SHEDS;

MISSOURI; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449346322     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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