High-resolution classification of south patagonian peat bog microforms reveals potential gaps in up-scaled CH4 fluxes by use of Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) and CIR imagery

Remote Sensing

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2016, Pages

  Lehmann, Jan R K ^a   Münchberger, Wiebke ^a   Knoth, Christian ^a   Blodau, Christian ^a   Nieberding, Felix ^a   Prinz, Torsten ^a   Pancotto, Verónica A ^b   Kleinebecker, Till ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b CENTRO AUSTRAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS CADIC CONICET   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Closed chamber; Methane; OBIA classification; Object based image analysis; Peatland; RPAS; UAV

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEMS; LANDFORMS; METHANE; MICROFORMS; PEAT; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV); WETLANDS;

CLASSIFICATION APPROACH; CLOSED CHAMBERS; HIGH RESOLUTION; KAPPA INDEX OF AGREEMENTS; OBJECT BASED IMAGE ANALYSIS; PEATLAND; RPAS; UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS;

UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84962557551     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20724292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/rs8030173     Document Type: Article

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