Integrating multispectral ASTER and LiDAR data to characterize coastal wetland landscapes in the northeastern United States

Geocarto International

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 647-661

  Pavri, Firooza ^a   Dailey, Abraham ^a   Valentine, Vinton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ASTER; LiDAR; northeastern United States; Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve; wetland mapping

Indexed keywords

ASTER; COASTAL WETLAND; LIDAR; MULTISPECTRAL IMAGE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

MAINE; UNITED STATES; WELLS NATIONAL ESTUARINE RESEARCH RESERVE;

EID: 84859012834     PISSN: 10106049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10106049.2011.620179     Document Type: Article

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