Potential of MODIS EVI in identifying hurricane disturbance to coastal vegetation in the Northern Gulf of Mexico

Remote Sensing

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-18

  Wang, Fugui ^a   D'Sa, Eurico J ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Enhanced vegetation index; Forests; Hurricane; MODIS; Northern Gulf of Mexico; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

COASTAL AREA; COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS; COASTAL VEGETATION; DAMAGE AREA; DISTURBANCE PATTERNS; ENHANCED VEGETATION INDEX; FORESTS; HURRICANE DAMAGE; HURRICANE LANDFALL; KATRINA; LONG-TERM EFFECTS; MODIS; NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO; VEGETATION DAMAGE; VEGETATION RECOVERY;

COASTAL ZONES; HURRICANE EFFECTS; OCEAN STRUCTURES; RADIOMETERS; RECOVERY; TIME SERIES;

VEGETATION;

EID: 80051754483     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20724292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/rs2010001     Document Type: Article

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