Detecting stand-replacing disturbance using RapidEye imagery: A tasseled cap transformation and modified disturbance index

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-14

  Arnett, John T T R ^a   Coops, Nicholas C ^a   Gergel, Sarah E ^a   Falls, Robert W ^b   Baker, Russell H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Biosphere Management Systems Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORESTRY; REMOTE SENSING;

FOREST INVENTORY DATA; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; SATELLITE CONSTELLATIONS; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL RESOLUTIONS; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT; TASSELED CAP TRANSFORMATION;

MAPPING;

EID: 84959121417     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07038992.2014.899878     Document Type: Article

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