Monitoring agricultural cropping patterns across the Laurentian Great Lakes Basin using MODIS-NDVI data

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 81-88

  Lunetta, Ross S ^a   Shao, Yang ^a   Ediriwickrema, Jayantha ^b   Lyon, John G ^a,c  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Computer Sciences Corporation ^*  (United States)

^c HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cropland categorization; MODIS NDVI; Multi temporal imagery analysis

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CROP ROTATION; CROPPING PRACTICE; MAIZE; MODIS; NDVI; REMOTE SENSING; SOYBEAN; WHEAT;

GREAT LAKES BASIN;

GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77958478647     PISSN: 15698432     EISSN: 1872826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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