Combining LiDAR and IKONOS data for eco-hydrological classification of an ombrotrophic peatland

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 260-273

  Anderson, K ^a   Bennie, J J ^a   Milton, E J ^b   Hughes, P D M ^b   Lindsay, R ^c   Meade, R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CARBON; FORESTRY; LANDFORMS; MAPPING; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD; OPTICAL RADAR; PHOTOMAPPING; REMOTE SENSING; SURVEYS; WETLANDS;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLASSIFICATION ACCURACY; DISTRIBUTED MEASUREMENTS; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD CLASSIFICATIONS; REMOTE SENSING APPROACHES; REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES; STRUCTURAL APPROACH; STRUCTURAL INFORMATION;

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION);

ACCURACY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA EXTRACTION; DATA SYNTHESIS; ECOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEM; LAND SPREADING; PEATLAND; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PROPERTY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ERIOPHORUM;

EID: 75149120548     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2009.0093     Document Type: Article

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