Identification of ecosystem functional types from coarse resolution imagery using a self-organizing map approach: A case study for Spain

Remote Sensing

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 11391-11419

  Pérez Hoyos, Ana ^a   Martínez, Beatriz ^a   García Haro, Francisco Javier ^a   Moreno, Álvaro ^a   Gilabert, María Amparo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Albedo; Ecosystem functioning types (EFTs); LST; MODIS; NDVI; Precipitation data; Self organizing map (SOM)

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS; CONFORMAL MAPPING; RADIOMETERS; REMOTE SENSING; SELF ORGANIZING MAPS; SOLAR RADIATION;

ALBEDO; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING; LST; MODIS; NDVI; PRECIPITATION DATA;

ECOSYSTEMS;

EID: 84912103364     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20724292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/rs61111391     Document Type: Article

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