Spectral index development for mapping live coral cover

Journal of Applied Remote Sensing

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Joyce, Karen E ^a,b   Phinn, Stuart R ^b  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

coral reef; hyperspectral; live coral cove; spectral index

Indexed keywords

RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REEFS; REFLECTION; SPECTROSCOPY;

CORAL REEF; HYPERSPECTRAL; HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGE DATAS; LIVE CORAL COVE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER MODEL; SPECTRAL INDICES; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCE LIBRARIES; SPECTRAL REFLECTANCES;

PHOTOMAPPING;

EID: 84904502143     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19313195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.JRS.7.073590     Document Type: Article

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