Classification of Landsat images based on spectral and topographic variables for land-cover change detection in Zagros forests

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 33, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 6956-6974

  Henareh Khalyani, Azad ^a   Falkowski, Michael J ^a   Mayer, Audrey L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84870237502     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2012.695095     Document Type: Article

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