Remote sensing of post-fire vegetation recovery; a study using Landsat 5 TM imagery and NDVI in North-East Victoria

Journal of Spatial Science

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 175-191

  Sever, L ^a   Leach, J ^a   Bren, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

fire severity; Landsat 5 TM; mixed species forest; NDVI; post fire recovery; remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FIRE MANAGEMENT; FOREST FIRE; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; LANDSCAPE; MIXED FOREST; NDVI; PHENOLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; VEGETATION;

EID: 84870885643     PISSN: 14498596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14498596.2012.733618     Document Type: Article

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