Mapping and monitoring Louisiana's mangroves in the aftermath of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico Oil spill

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1059-1064

  Giri, Chandra ^a   Long, Jordan ^a   Tieszen, Larry ^a  

^a EARTH RESOURCES OBSERVATION AND SCIENCE EROS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

decision tree classification; Louisiana mangrove; oil spill

Indexed keywords

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH; ASTER; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; LAND COVER; LAND USE; LANDSAT; LIDAR; MANGROVE; MONITORING; OIL SPILL; SATELLITE DATA; SEA LEVEL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SWAMP FOREST;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; LOUISIANA; UNITED STATES;

RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 81855198120     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: 15515036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-11-00028.1     Document Type: Article

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