Spatial and temporal patterns of forest disturbance and regrowth within the area of the Northwest Forest Plan

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 122, Issue , 2012, Pages 117-133

  Kennedy, Robert E ^a   Yang, Zhiqiang ^a   Cohen, Warren B ^b   Pfaff, Eric ^a   Braaten, Justin ^a   Nelson, Peder ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Change detection; Disturbance; Forest; Growth; Landsat; Northwest forest plan

Indexed keywords

CHANGE DETECTION; DISTURBANCE; FOREST; LANDSAT; NORTHWEST FOREST PLAN;

GROWTH (MATERIALS); IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MOISTURE;

FORESTRY;

ALGORITHM; ECOREGION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSECT; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY; MORTALITY; PROTECTED AREA; REGROWTH; SEGMENTATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SUCCESSION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VEGETATION MAPPING;

FORESTS; MAPS; MOISTURE; PLANTS; PRIVATE OWNERSHIP; REFORESTATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; USA;

CALIFORNIA; OREGON; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

HEXAPODA;

EID: 84865431524     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2011.09.024     Document Type: Article

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