Uncertainty in classification and delineation of landscapes: A probabilistic approach to landscape modeling

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1150-1157

  Strand, Geir Harald ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Landscape character; Landscape model; Landscape region; Logistic regression; Probability map; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

LANDSCAPE CHARACTER; LANDSCAPE MODEL; LANDSCAPE REGION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION; PROBABILITY MAP; UNCERTAINTY;

REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

MAPS;

GEOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLICY APPROACH; PROBABILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THEMATIC MAPPING; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

NORWAY;

EID: 79955893133     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2011.03.005     Document Type: Article

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