Floodplain inundation and vegetation dynamics in the Alligator Rivers region (Kakadu) of northern Australia assessed using optical and radar remote sensing

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 147, Issue , 2014, Pages 43-55

  Ward, D P ^a   Petty, A ^b   Setterfield, S A ^b   Douglas, M M ^b   Ferdinands, K ^c   Hamilton, S K ^d   Phinn, S ^e  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Weed Management Branch   (Australia)

^d MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aquatic vegetation; Flood inundation; Macrophytes; Microwave; Optical; Radar; Remote sensing; Tropical floodplains

Indexed keywords

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); COASTAL ZONES; DYNAMICS; FLOOD CONTROL; MICROWAVES; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; SEA LEVEL; TREES (MATHEMATICS); VEGETATION;

ANTHROPOGENIC STRESSORS; AQUATIC VEGETATION; CLASSIFICATION TREE MODEL; FLOOD-PLAINS; L-BAND SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADARS; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; MACROPHYTES; OPTICAL;

FLOODS;

CLASSIFICATION; DATA ACQUISITION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOODPLAIN; LIDAR; REMOTE SENSING; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME SERIES; VEGETATION COVER; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ALLIGATOR RIVERS; AUSTRALIA; KAKADU NATIONAL PARK; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 84896478314     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2014.02.009     Document Type: Article

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