Does topographic normalization of landsat images improve fractional tree cover mapping in tropical mountains?

International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives

Volumn 40, Issue 7W3, 2015, Pages 261-267

  Adhikari, H ^a   Heiskanen, J ^a   Maeda, E E ^a   Pellikka, P K E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Digital Elevation Model; Fractional tree cover; Landsat; LiDAR; Topographic correction

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; FORESTRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LANDFORMS; LUMINANCE; MAPPING; OPTICAL RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; SURVEYING; VEGETATION;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FRACTIONAL TREE COVER; LANDSAT; LANDSAT IMAGES; LIDAR; MODEL-BASED OPC; PREDICTIVE MODELS; TOPOGRAPHIC CORRECTION; TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECTS; VEGETATION INDEX;

LANDSAT;

DATA PROCESSING; DEGRADATION; FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLANTS; SATELLITES;

EID: 84930392152     PISSN: 16821750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.5194/isprsarchives-XL-7-W3-261-2015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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