Mapping ephemeral stream networks in desert environments using very-high-spatial-resolution multispectral remote sensing

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 130, Issue , 2016, Pages 40-48

  Hamada, Yuki ^a   O'Connor, Ben L ^b   Orr, Andrew B ^a   Wuthrich, Kelsey K ^a  

^a ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

Desert regions; Ephemeral streams; Very high resolution

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; DESERT; EPHEMERAL STREAM; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LAND USE CHANGE; MAPPING METHOD; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; STREAM CHANNEL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84961848381     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2016.03.005     Document Type: Article

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