A simple empirical topographic correction method for ETM + imagery

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2259-2275

  Gao, Yongnian ^a   Zhang, Wanchang ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REMOTE SENSING;

EMPIRICAL COEFFICIENTS; LANDSAT-7 (L7) ENHANCED THEMATIC MAPPER PLUS (ETM+); REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES; REMOTELY SENSED DATA; SOLAR ILLUMINATION; STATISTIC ANALYSIS; TOPOGRAPHIC CORRECTION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECTS;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

ALGORITHM; CORRECTION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECT; VISUAL ANALYSIS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINLING MOUNTAINS; SHANXI;

EID: 70449393949     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160802549336     Document Type: Article

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