Remote sensing of violent conflict: eyes from above

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 2326-2352

  Witmer, Frank D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LAND USE;

ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; LAND USE/LAND COVER; REFERENCE DATA; REMOTE SENSING IMAGERY; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; SENSOR CHARACTERISTICS; STRUCTURAL DAMAGES;

REMOTE SENSING;

POLITICAL CONFLICT; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84928905489     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2015.1035412     Document Type: Review

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