Snow-cover characteristics using Hyperion data for the Himalayan region

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2140-2161

  Negi, H S ^a   Jassar, H S ^a   Saravana, G ^a   Thakur, N K ^a   Snehmani, ^a   Ganju, A ^a  

^a Ministry of Defence   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIVALENCE CLASSES; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING; MAPPING; SPECTROSCOPY; VEGETATION;

FIELD EXPERIMENT; HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGE; MOUNTAIN HAZARD; SNOW COVER AREA; SNOW GRAIN SIZE; SPECTRAL ANGLE MAPPERS; SPECTRAL SIGNATURE; SPECTRO-RADIOMETERS;

SNOW;

GRAIN SIZE; IMAGE RESOLUTION; IMAGING METHOD; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; SNOW COVER; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

HIMALAYAS;

HYPERION;

EID: 84870533675     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2012.742213     Document Type: Article

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