Identifying a suitable combination of classification technique and bandwidth(s) for burned area mapping in tallgrass prairie with MODIS imagery

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 103-111

  Mohler, Rhett L ^a   Goodin, Douglas G ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burned area mapping; Grasslands; Modis; Object based classification; Tallgrass prairie

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ANALYSIS; MODIS; PIXEL; PRAIRIE; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STAKEHOLDER; VEGETATION COVER;

EID: 84864411194     PISSN: 15698432     EISSN: 1872826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2011.08.008     Document Type: Article

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