Investigation of correlation between remotely sensed impervious surfaces and chloride concentrations

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1507-1525

  Amirsalari, Faranak ^a   Li, Jonathan ^a   Guan, Xian ^a   Booty, William G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAIN; REMOTE SENSING; ROADS AND STREETS; SALTS; SURFACE WATERS; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

CHLORIDE CONCENTRATIONS; GREATER TORONTO AREA; IMPERVIOUS SURFACE AREA; REMOTE SENSING APPROACHES; SPATIOTEMPORAL DISTRIBUTIONS; THEMATIC MAPPER IMAGES; UNSUPERVISED CLASSIFICATION; WATER QUALITY MONITORING STATIONS;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS;

CHLORIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE WATER; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

EID: 84868569687     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2012.713141     Document Type: Article

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