Impact of the construction of a large dam on riparian vegetation cover at different elevation zones as observed from remotely sensed data

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 19-34

  Kellogg, Christopher H ^a   Zhou, Xiaobing ^a  

^a MONTANA TECH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Elevation zone; Environmental impact; Modis vegetation index; Three gorges dam; Time series; Vegetation cover

Indexed keywords

ASTER; DAM CONSTRUCTION; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GIS; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; MAPPING; MODIS; RESERVOIR; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; VEGETATION COVER; WATER LEVEL;

CHINA; HUBEI; THREE GORGES DAM;

EID: 84904474182     PISSN: 15698432     EISSN: 1872826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2014.03.021     Document Type: Article

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