A framework for simulating map error in ecosystem models

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 150, Issue , 2014, Pages 207-217

  Healey, Sean P ^a   Urbanski, Shawn P ^b   Patterson, Paul L ^a   Garrard, Chris ^c  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon; Change detection; Landsat; Monte Carlo

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ECOSYSTEMS; ERRORS; FORESTRY; ITERATIVE METHODS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WEAVING;

CHANGE DETECTION; ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENT; FORESTED LANDSCAPES; LANDSAT; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTIONS (PDFS); SYSTEMS OF LINEAR EQUATIONS; WESTERN UNITED STATES;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECOSYSTEM APPROACH; ERROR ANALYSIS; FOREST COVER; LANDSAT; MAPPING; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SIMULATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

CARBON; ECOSYSTEMS; ERRORS; FORESTRY; WEAVING;

EID: 84902250458     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2014.04.028     Document Type: Article

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