A multitemporal analysis of tsunami impact on coastal vegetation using remote sensing: A case study on Koh Phra Thong Island, Thailand

Natural Hazards

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 667-689

  Villa, P ^a   Boschetti, M ^a   Morse, J L ^b,d   Politte, N ^c,e  

^a INSTITUTE FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC SENSING OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Italy)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^d CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^e Données Manobi Sénégal Counterpart International Sénégal   (Guatemala)

Author keywords

Flood mapping; Multitemporal analysis; Normalized difference reflectance; Remote sensing; Tsunami; Vegetation damages

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONE; FLOODING; MAPPING; NDVI; REMOTE SENSING; TSUNAMI; VEGETATION COVER;

PHANGNGA; PHRA THONG ISLAND; SOUTHERN REGION; THAILAND;

EID: 84866021682     PISSN: 0921030X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-012-0261-y     Document Type: Article

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