Downscaling MODIS-derived maps using GIS and boosted regression trees: The case of frost occurrence over the arid Andean highlands of Bolivia

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 117-129

  Pouteau, Robin ^a   Rambal, Serge ^a   Ratte, Jean Pierre ^a   Gogé, Fabien ^a   Joffre, Richard ^a   Winkel, Thierry ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Altiplano; Andes; Bolivia; Boosted regression trees; DEM; Downscaling; Frost risk mapping; MODIS; Physiography; Satellite land surface temperature; Seasonal variation; Spatial variation; Temperature lapse rate; Topoclimate model

Indexed keywords

ALTIPLANO; ANDES; BOLIVIA; BOOSTED REGRESSION TREES; DEM; DOWN-SCALING; FROST RISK MAPPING; MODIS; PHYSIOGRAPHY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; TOPOCLIMATE MODEL;

ATMOSPHERICS; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LAKES; RADIOMETERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURVEYING; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

ALTITUDE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLIMATIC REGION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DOWNSCALING; FROST; GIS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INSOLATION; LAND SURFACE; LANDSCAPE; MAPPING METHOD; METEOROLOGY; MODIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; RESOLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE; TERRAIN; TREE; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; UPLAND REGION;

CLIMATES; LAKES; MAPPING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATELLITES; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUN LIGHT; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURVEYING; TEMPERATURE;

BOLIVIA;

EID: 77958101369     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2010.08.011     Document Type: Article

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