Time series analysis of satellite data reveals continuous deforestation of New England since the 1980s

Environmental Research Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2016, Pages

  Olofsson, Pontus ^a   Holden, Christopher E ^a   Bullock, Eric L ^a   Woodcock, Curtis E ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

area estimation; deforestation; land change; land cover; Landsat; New England; time series

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; DEFORESTATION; FORESTRY; HOUSING; TIME SERIES;

AREA ESTIMATION; LAND CHANGES; LAND COVER; LANDSAT; NEW ENGLAND;

TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CARBON BUDGET; DEFORESTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ESTIMATION METHOD; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LAND COVER; LAND USE CHANGE; LANDSAT; SATELLITE DATA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TIME SERIES; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

NEW ENGLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84977537379     PISSN: 17489318     EISSN: 17489326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/11/6/064002     Document Type: Article

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