Assessing the seasonal dynamics of inundation, turbidity, and aquatic vegetation in the Australian wet-dry tropics using optical remote sensing

Ecohydrology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 312-323

  Ward, D P ^a   Hamilton, S K ^b   Jardine, T D ^a   Pettit, N E ^c   Tews, E K ^a   Olley, J M ^a   Bunn, S E ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Floodplains; Macrophytes; Optical remote sensing; Tropical savanna; Turbidity; Waterbodies

Indexed keywords

FLOOD-PLAINS; MACROPHYTES; OPTICAL REMOTE SENSING; TROPICAL SAVANNA; WATERBODIES;

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DROUGHT; DYNAMICS; FLOOD CONTROL; REMOTE SENSING; RUNOFF; TROPICS; TURBIDITY; VEGETATION; WATER RESOURCES;

FLOODS;

AQUATIC PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; FLOODPLAIN; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; MACROPHYTE; MODIS; OPTICAL METHOD; REMOTE SENSING; SAVANNA; SEASONAL VARIATION; TURBIDITY; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; WATER DEPTH;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84876328576     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.1270     Document Type: Article

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