Using satellite imagery to characterize locations, ages and woody canopy cover of reclaimed surface mines in Appalachia, USA

28th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 567-590

  Sen, S ^a   Zipper, C E ^c   Wynne, R H ^b   Donovan, P F ^c   Coulston, J W ^d  

^a Geospatial Environmental Analysis Program   (United States)

^b Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal Mine Reclamation; Ecosystem Restoration.; Landsat; Mine Reforestation

Indexed keywords

COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL RECLAMATION; ECOSYSTEMS; MINING; PROVEN RESERVES; RECLAMATION; REFORESTATION; RESTORATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

COAL-MINE RECLAMATIONS; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; FOREST VEGETATION; IDENTIFICATION ALGORITHMS; LANDSAT; OVERALL ACCURACIES; SURFACE COAL MINING; SURFACE MINING METHODS;

COAL MINES;

EID: 84865479250     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.21000/jasmr11010567     Document Type: Conference Paper

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