Multi-scale remote sensing sagebrush characterization with regression trees over Wyoming, USA: Laying a foundation for monitoring

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 233-244

  Homer, Collin G ^a   Aldridge, Cameron L ^b   Meyer, Debra K ^c   Schell, Spencer J ^d  

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

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c SGT   (United States)

^d U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Monitoring; Rangeland remote sensing; Regression tree classification; Sagebrush; Wyoming

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; MONITORING SYSTEM; QUICKBIRD; RANGELAND; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SHRUB;

UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA; ARTEMISIA TRIDENTATA WYOMINGENSIS;

EID: 84860198898     PISSN: 15698432     EISSN: 1872826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2011.09.012     Document Type: Article

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