A LiDAR-based decision-tree classification of open water surfaces in an Arctic delta

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 164, Issue , 2015, Pages 90-102

  Crasto, N ^a   Hopkinson, C ^b   Forbes, D L ^c,d   Lesack, L ^e   Marsh, P ^f   Spooner, I ^g   van der Sanden, J J ^h  

^a KBM Resources Group   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^d MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^e SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h CANADA CENTRE FOR REMOTE SENSING   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; Classification; Decision tree; Floodplain; Lake; LiDAR; Mackenzie Delta; Open water; River channel

Indexed keywords

BANKS (BODIES OF WATER); CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); DECISION TREES; DIGITAL STORAGE; FLOODS; LAKES; LANDFORMS; REMOTE SENSING; SURFACE WATERS; TREES (MATHEMATICS);

ARCTIC; FLOOD PLAINS; MACKENZIE DELTA; OPEN WATER; RIVER CHANNELS;

OPTICAL RADAR;

EID: 84928686262     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2015.04.011     Document Type: Article

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