Classification management for grassland using MODIS data: A case study in the Gannan region, China

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3156-3175

  Cui, Xia ^a   Guo, Zheng Gang ^a   Liang, Tian Gang ^a   Shen, Yu Ying ^a   Liu, Xing Yuan ^a   Liu, Yong ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOMETERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

CLASSIFICATION MANAGEMENTS; ENHANCED VEGETATION INDEX; FIELD SURVEYS; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER DATUM; PER CAPITA INCOME; PRECISION ESTIMATION; REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES; VEGETATION INDEX;

VEGETATION;

ESTIMATION METHOD; GRASSLAND; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; MODIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SUSTAINABILITY; VEGETATION INDEX;

CHINA; GANNAN; GANSU;

EID: 84863063261     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2011.634861     Document Type: Article

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