Mapping rubber tree growth in mainland Southeast Asia using time-series MODIS 250 m NDVI and statistical data

Applied Geography

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 420-432

  Li, Zhe ^a,b   Fox, Jefferson M ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b EAST WEST CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Mahalanobis typicality; MODIS; NDVI; Rubber tree mapping; Southeast Asia

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; LAND USE CHANGE; MAPPING; MODIS; NDVI; REMOTE SENSING; RUBBER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES; TREE;

CAMBODIA; CHINA; LAOS; MYANMAR; THAILAND; VIET NAM;

HEVEA BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 79960471441     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2011.06.018     Document Type: Article

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