Monitoring vegetation change and dynamics on U.S. Army training lands using satellite image time series analysis

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 150, Issue , 2015, Pages 355-366

  Hutchinson, J M S ^a   Jacquin, A ^b   Hutchinson, S L ^c   Verbesselt, J ^d  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c Sunflower Networking Group   (United States)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

BFAST; Disturbance; Military training activities; Remote sensing; Trend; Vegetation dynamics

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; RADIOMETERS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VEGETATION;

BFAST; DISTURBANCE; MILITARY TRAINING; MILITARY TRAINING ACTIVITIES; REMOTE-SENSING; TIME-SERIES ANALYSIS; TRAINING LANDS; TREND; VEGETATION CHANGE; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

REMOTE SENSING;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MILITARY LAND; MODIS; NDVI; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SUSTAINABILITY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRAINING; VEGETATION DYNAMICS;

ARMY; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GRASSLAND; HUMAN; MANAGER; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SOIL EROSION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TRAINING; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION; VEGETATION DYNAMICS; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; MILITARY PHENOMENA; PROCEDURES;

FORT RILEY; KANSAS; KONZA PRAIRIE; UNITED STATES;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; KANSAS; MILITARY FACILITIES; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84921275375     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.08.002     Document Type: Article

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